to be under sb's control in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for to be under sb's control in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:

essere sotto controllo

to be under sb's control or to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:

essere sotto il controllo di qn

to be under sb's control or to be under the control of sb person:

essere sotto il controllo or in balia di qn

Translations for to be under sb's control in the Italian»English Dictionary

essere sotto il controllo di qn persona, esercito, organizzazione:

to be under sb's control or under the control of sb

essere sotto controllo incendio, problema, situazione:

to be under control

essere in balia di qn

to be at the mercy of sb, to be under sb's control, to be in sb's power

dipendere da organismo, comitato, regione:

to come under the control of, to be under the authority of

Translations for to be under sb's control in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)

controllo m (of di)

control (of investigation, operation, project)

controllo m

control (of investigation, operation, project)

direzione f (of di)

control (of others' behaviour)

controllo m

control (of others' behaviour)

autorità f (over su)

control (of life, fate)

dominio m (of, over su)

control (of disease, pests, social problem)

lotta f (of contro)

control (of disease, pests, social problem)

contenimento m (of di)

state control

controllo dello stato

to be in control of territory, town

controllare

to be in control of operation, organization, project

controllare, dirigere

to be in control of problem

avere padronanza di or avere sotto controllo

to have control over territory, town

controllare

to have control over crowd, children, others' behaviour

avere autorità su

to have control over fate, life

essere padrone or arbitro di

to take control of territory, town

assumere il controllo di

to take control of operation, organization, project

assumere il controllo, la direzione di

to take control of situation

prendere in mano

to be under sb's control or to be under the control of sb person:

essere sotto il controllo or in balia di qn

to be under sb's control or to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:

essere sotto il controllo di qn

to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:

essere sotto controllo

is the situation under control?

la situazione è sotto controllo?

everything's under control

è tutto sotto controllo

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, riot

tenere sotto controllo

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control fire, problem

circoscrivere

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair

mettere, tenere a posto

to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:

essere incontrollabile

to be out of control fire:

non essere più controllabile or essere ingovernabile

the situation is out of control

la situazione è fuori controllo or è sfuggita di mano

to let sth get out of control, to lose control of sth

perdere il controllo di qc

to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:

sfuggire al controllo di qn

the situation is beyond control

la situazione è sfuggita di mano

due to circumstances beyond our control

per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo or indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

2. control U (restraint):

control (of self, appetite, emotion, urge)

controllo m

control (of self, appetite, emotion, urge)

dominio m

control (of self, appetite, emotion, urge)

freno m

to have or exercise control over sth

controllare or dominare qc

to keep control of oneself or to be in control of oneself

controllarsi or dominarsi

to lose control (of oneself)

perdere il controllo

3. control U (physical mastery):

control (of vehicle, machine, ball)

controllo m

control (of body, process, system)

controllo m

control (of body, process, system)

padronanza f

to be in control of

avere il controllo di

to keep, lose control of a car

mantenere, perdere il controllo di un'automobile

to take control (of car)

mettersi al or prendere il volante

to take control (of plane)

prendere i comandi

his car went out of control

ha perso il controllo della sua automobile

4. control spesso pl (lever, switch etc.):

control (on vehicle, equipment)

comando m

control (on vehicle, equipment)

controllo m

control (on TV)

regolatore m

brightness, volume control TV

regolatore della luminosità, del volume

to be at the controls

essere ai comandi

to be at the controls fig

avere il comando

to be at the controls before n button, knob, switch

di comando

5. control (regulation):

control ADMIN, ECON

controllo m

control ADMIN, ECON

regolamentazione f (on di)

cost, immigration control

controllo dei costi, dell'immigrazione

6. control (in experiment):

control

controllo m

control

verifica f

II.control <forma in -ing controlling, pt, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

1. control (dominate):

control council, government, market, organization, situation

controllare, tenere sotto (il proprio) controllo

control territory, town

controllare, tenere sotto controllo

control air traffic, road traffic, investigation, operation, project

controllare, dirigere

control ECON shareholder: company

controllare, avere il controllo di

2. control (discipline):

control person, animal, crowd, urge, temper, riot

tenere sotto controllo

control fire

controllare, circoscrivere

control pain, inflation, unemployment

contenere

control disease, epidemic

tenere sotto controllo, arginare

control emotion, nerves, impulse

controllare, dominare

control laughter, tears

trattenere, frenare

control limbs

controllare

control hair

mettere, tenere a posto

3. control (operate):

control machine, equipment, cursor, system

controllare, manovrare

control lever, process

azionare

control boat, vehicle

manovrare

control plane

pilotare

control ball

controllare

4. control (regulate):

control speed, pressure, intensity, volume, temperature

regolare

control trade, import, export

regolamentare

control immigration, prices, wages

regolamentare, controllare

control blood pressure

regolarizzare

5. control (check):

control quality

controllare

control accounts

controllare, verificare

6. control experimental material:

control

verificare, riscontrare (against con)

III.to control oneself VB refl

to control oneself <forma in -ing controlling, pt, pp controlled>:

to control oneself

controllarsi

I.under [Brit ˈʌndə, Am ˈəndər] PREP When under is used as a straightforward preposition in English, it can almost always be translated by sotto (a) in Italian: under the table = sotto al/sotto il tavolo under a sheet = sotto/sotto a un lenzuolo. - Note that sotto is the Italian translation of under, beneath and below. - Under is often used before a noun in English to mean subject to or affected by (under control, under fire, under oath, under review etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, fire, oath, review etc.). - Under is also often used as a prefix in combinations such as undercooked, underfunded, undergrowth, underpass, underprivileged and underskirt. These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary. - For particular usages, see this entry.

1. under (physically beneath or below):

under

sotto

under the bed, chair

sotto il letto, la sedia

under it

di sotto

it's under there

è là sotto

to come out from under sth

uscire da sotto a qc

2. under (less than):

under £10, two hours

meno di 10 sterline, di due ore

children under five

bambini sotto i cinque anni

a number under ten

un numero inferiore a dieci

temperatures under 10°C

temperature inferiori a or al di sotto dei 10°C

those under the rank of

le persone di rango inferiore a quello di

3. under (according to):

under the law, clause 5

ai sensi della legge, dell'articolo 5 or secondo la legge, l'articolo 5

fined under a rule

multato secondo le disposizioni di regolamento

4. under (subordinate to):

under

sotto

I have 50 people under me

ho 50 persone sotto di me

5. under (in classification):

do I look for Le Corbusier under “le” or “Corbusier”?

devo cercare Le Corbusier sotto “le” o sotto “Corbusier”?

you'll find it under “Problems”

lo troverai alla voce or sotto “Problemi”

II.under [Brit ˈʌndə, Am ˈəndər] ADV

1. under (physically beneath or below something):

under crawl, sit, hide

sotto

to go, stay under diver, swimmer

andare, restare sott'acqua

2. under (less):

under

meno

£10 and under

da 10 sterline in giù

children of six and under

i bambini dai sei anni in giù

to run five minutes under event, programme:

durare cinque minuti meno del previsto

3. under (anaesthetized):

to put sb under

sottoporre qn ad anestesia or addormentare qn (con l'anestesia)

to stay under for three minutes

restare sotto anestesia per tre minuti

4. under (subjugated):

to keep sb under

tenere sotto qn

5. under (below, later in text):

see under

vedi sotto

be <forma in -ing being, pt was, were, pp been> [Brit biː, Am bi] VB intr

1. be:

be

essere

it's me or it's I

sono io

he's a good pupil

è un bravo allievo

2. be (in probability):

if Henry were here

se Henry fosse qui

were it not that…

(se) non fosse che…

were they to know

se dovessero sapere

if I were you

se fossi in te or al tuo posto

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

se non fosse stato per Frank, avrei perso il treno

3. be (phrases):

so be it

così sia or e sia

be that as it may

sia come sia or comunque sia

as it were

per così dire

even if it were so

anche se fosse così

I preferred it as it was

lo preferivo com'era (prima)

leave it as it is

lascialo com'è

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

let or leave him be

lascialo stare

BE N

BE → bill of exchange

BE

cambiale

See also bill of exchange

bill of exchange [Brit, Am ˈbɪl əv əksˌtʃeɪndʒ] N Brit

bill of exchange COMM, ECON

cambiale f

to be under sb's control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to be under sb's control in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be under the control of sb

essere dominato da qu

Translations for to be under sb's control in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.control [kən·ˈtroʊl] N

1. control:

control

controllo m

to bring sth under control

controllare qc

spam is out of control

lo spamming dilaga

to have control over sb

controllare qu

to lose control over sth

perdere il controllo di qc

to lose control of oneself

perdere il controllo (di sé)

2. control (leadership):

control

comando m

to be in control

essere al comando

to be under the control of sb

essere dominato da qu

3. control AVIAT:

control

stazione f di controllo

4. control pl TECH:

control

comandi m pl

to be at the controls

stare ai comandi

II.control <-ll-> [kən·ˈtroʊl] VB trans

control

controllare

control vehicle

manovrare

I.under [ˈʌn·dɚ] PREP

1. under (below):

under

sotto

under the bed

sotto il letto

under there

là sotto

2. under (supporting):

under

sotto

to break under the weight of sth

rompersi sotto il peso di qc

3. under (less than):

to cost under 10 dollars

costare meno di 10 dollari

those under the age of 30

quelli sotto i 30 anni

4. under (governed by):

under Napoleon

sotto Napoleone

those born under the star sign Pisces

i nati sotto il segno dei Pesci

5. under (in state of):

under the circumstances

date le circostanze

under repair

in riparazione

6. under (in category of):

listed under fiction

catalogato come narrativa

7. under (according to):

under the treaty

in base al trattato

II.under [ˈʌn·dɚ] ADV

1. under (fewer):

under

meno

2. under (below):

to crawl/go under

strisciare/andare sotto

3. under inf (unconscious):

to go under

svenire

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr

1. be + n/adj permanent state, quality, identity:

be

essere

she's a cook

fa la cuoca

she's Spanish

è spagnola

to be good

essere buono

to be able to do sth

essere capace di far qc

what do you want to be when you grow up?

cosa vuoi fare da grande?

to be married

essere sposato

to be single

essere celibe [o nubile]

to be a widow

essere vedovo

2. be + adj mental and physical states:

be

essere

to be fat/happy

essere grasso/contento

to be hungry

aver fame

3. be (age):

be

avere

I'm 21 (years old)

ho 21 anni

4. be indicates sb's opinion:

to be for/against sth

essere a favore/contro qc

5. be calculation, cost:

two and two is four

due più due fa quattro

these glasses are $2 each

i bicchieri costano 2$ l'uno

how much is that?

qunat'è?

6. be (measurement):

be

essere

be weight

pesare

to be 2 feet long

è lungo due piedi

7. be (exist, live):

there is/are …

c'è/ci sono…

to let sth be

lasciare stare qc

to let sb be

lasciare in pace qu

I think, therefore I am

penso e dunque esisto

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

8. be location, situation:

be

essere

be

trovarsi

to be in Rome

essere a Roma

to be in a bad situation

essere in una brutta situazione

9. be pp (go, visit):

I've never been to Mexico

non sono mai stato in Messico

the plumber hasn't been here yet

l'idraulico non è ancora venuto

10. be (take place):

be

essere

be

tenersi

the meeting is next Tuesday

la riunione è [o si terrà] martedì prossimo

11. be circumstances:

to be on the pill

prendere la pillola

to be on vacation

essere in vacanza

to be on a diet

essere a dieta

12. be in time expressions:

I won't be too long

non mi dilungherò

13. be expressing possibility:

could it be that …? form

è possibile che …? +subj

what are we to do?

cosa dobbiamo fare?

Phrases:

be that as it may

sia come sia

so be it

così sia

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB impers vb

be expressing conditions, circumstances:

it's cloudy

è nuvolo

it's sunny

c'è sole

it's two o'clock

sono le due

it's been so long!

quanto tempo!

it's ten minutes by bus to the market

il mercato è a dieci minuti di autobus

it was Anne who drank it

è stata Anne a berlo

III.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux vb

1. be expressing continuation:

be

stare

to be doing sth

star facendo qc

don't sing while I'm reading

non cantare mentre leggo

you're always complaining

non fai altro che lamentarti

2. be expressing the passive:

be

venire

to be discovered by sb

venir scoperto da qu

he was left speechless

è rimasto senza parole

he was asked …

gli hanno chiesto …

3. be expressing future:

we are to visit Peru in the winter

andiamo in Perù quest'inverno

she's leaving tomorrow

parte domani

4. be expressing future in past:

she was never to see her brother David again

non avrebbe mai più visto suo fratello David

5. be expressing the subjunctive in conditionals:

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

se facesse di più, prenderebbe voti migliori

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed

se rifiutassi, si offenderebbero molto

6. be expressing obligation:

you are to come here right now

devi venir qui subito

7. be in tag questions:

she is tall, isn't she?

è alta, vero?