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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. control <pres part controlling; pt, pp controlled> [Am kənˈtroʊl, Brit kənˈtrəʊl] VB trans

1.1. control (command):

control country/people/industry
controlar
control country/people/industry
efercer control sobre
his ambition to control the business
su ambición de hacerse con el control del negocio

1.2. control (regulate):

control temperature/rate/flow
controlar
control temperature/rate/flow
regular
control traffic
dirigir
control prices/inflation/growth
controlar

2.1. control (curb, hold in check):

control person/animal
controlar
control disease/fire/vermin
controlar
control emotion
controlar
control emotion
dominar
you ought to control that temper of yours!
¡deberías controlar or dominar ese genio!
to control oneself
controlarse
to control oneself
dominarse

2.2. control (manage, steer):

control vehicle/boat
controlar
control horse
controlar
control horse
dominar

3. control (check):

control accounts/expenditure
controlar

II. control [Am kənˈtroʊl, Brit kənˈtrəʊl] N

1.1. control U (command):

control
control m
to be in control
mandar
who's in control here?
¿quién manda aquí?
they were now in complete control of the straits
ahora dominaban or controlaban completamente el estrecho
to gain control of sth
hacerse con el control de algo
to have/lose control of sth
tener/perder el control de algo
the firm remains in the family's control
la compañía sigue en manos de or bajo el control de la familia
the zone was under Arab control
la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes
we need only a few more shares to take control of the company
solo necesitamos unas pocas acciones más para hacernos con el control de la compañía

1.2. control U:

control (ability to control, restrain)
control m
control (authority)
autoridad f
to be beyond sb's control
estar fuera del control de alguien
to be beyond sb's control
escapar al control de alguien
problems which are beyond the government's control
problemas que escapan al control del gobierno
circumstances beyond our control may lead to delays
circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad pueden ocasionar retrasos
she was in complete control of herself throughout
en ningún momento perdió el control or el dominio de sí misma
to be out of control
estar fuera de control
to get out of control
descontrolarse
he brought his anger under control
logró controlar or dominar su ira
the epidemic is under control
la epidemia está bajo control
she struggled to keep the horse under control
luchó para mantener al caballo bajo control
he lost control of the horse
perdió el control del caballo
he lost control of the horse
el caballo se le desmandó
he lost control of himself
perdió el control or el dominio de sí mismo
he lost control of himself
perdió los estribos
he lost control of himself
se descontroló
he lost control of the car
perdió el control del coche

2. control U or C (regulation, restriction):

control
control m
control(s) on/of sth
control de algo
arms control
control m de armamentos
wage control(s)
regulación f salarial or de salarios
price control(s)
control m de precios

3.1. control U (knob, switch):

control
botón m de control
control
control m
the volume/tone control
el botón or control del volumen/tono

3.2. control <controls, pl > (of vehicle):

control
mandos mpl

4.1. control (headquarters):

control no art
control m

4.2. control C (checkpoint):

control
control m

5. control C (in experiment):

control
patrón m (de comparación)
control experiment
experimento m de control
control group
grupo m de control

6. control U (skill, mastery):

control
dominio m

stock control N U

stock control
control m de existencias

thought control N U

thought control
control m del pensamiento

crowd control N U

crowd control
control m de multitudes
crowd control barrier
barrera f de control de multitudes

control character N

control character
carácter m de control

control column N

control column
palanca f de mando

control freak N inf, pej

control freak
maniático m del control / maniática f del control

control room N

control room MIL, NAUT
centro m de operaciones
control room AUDIO, RADIO, TV
sala f de control

control panel N

1. control panel (for remote control):

control panel
tablero m de control

2. control panel COMPUT:

control panel
panel m de control

control unit N

control unit
unidad f de control

in the PONS Dictionary

I. control [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] -ll- N

1. control:

control
control m
to bring sth under control
controlar algo
to go out of control
descontrolarse
to have the control over sb
tener el control sobre alguien
to lose control over sth
perder el control de algo
to lose control of oneself
perder el control de uno mismo

2. control (leadership):

control
mando m
to be in control
mandar
to be under the control of sb
estar bajo el dominio de alguien

3. control AVIAT:

control
estación f de control

4. control pl TECH:

control
mandos m pl
to be at the controls
llevar los mandos

II. control [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] -ll- VB trans

1. control (have power over):

control
controlar
control vehicle
manejar

2. control (restrain):

control anger
dominar
control temper, urge
controlar

3. control (stop):

control epidemic, disease
controlar

4. control ECON, FIN:

control
controlar

stock control N

stock control
control m de existencias

self-control N no pl

self-control
dominio m de sí mismo

control panel N

control panel
tablero m de control

control centre N

control centre
centro m de control

control column N

control column
palanca f de mando

ground control N

ground control
control m de [o desde] tierra

biological control N

biological control
control m biológico

control desk N

control desk
consola f

control tower N

control tower
torre f de control
in the PONS Dictionary

I. control [kən·ˈtroʊl] N

1. control:

control
control m
to bring sth under control
controlar algo
to go out of control
descontrolarse
to have control over sb
tener el control sobre alguien
to lose control over sth
perder el control de algo
to lose control of oneself
perder el control de uno mismo

2. control (leadership):

control
mando m
to be in control
mandar
to be under the control of sb
estar bajo el dominio de alguien

3. control AVIAT:

control
estación f de control

Phrases:

controls TECH
mandos m pl
to be at the controls
llevar los mandos

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

1. control (have power over):

control
controlar
control vehicle
manejar

2. control (restrain):

control anger
dominar
control temper, urge
controlar

3. control (stop):

control epidemic, disease
controlar

4. control ECON, FIN:

control
controlar

self-control N

self-control
dominio m de sí mismo

birth control N

birth control
control m de natalidad

biological control N

biological control
control m biológico

damage control N POL

damage control
táctica para minimizar el impacto negativo de una decisión

cruise control N AUTO

cruise control
controlador m de velocidad de crucero

gun control N

gun control
regulación f sobre armas de fuego

passport control N

passport control
control m de pasaportes

tone control N

tone control
control m de tonalidad

remote control N

remote control
mando m a distancia
remote control
control m remoto Col

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

interruptor de mando
control switch
conexión Dahlander
Dahlander control
regulación de la potencia
capacity control
válvula de regulación
control panel
tensión de mando
control voltage
termostato de regulación
control thermostat
circuito de mando
control circuit
armario de control
control cabinet
presostato de mando
control pressostat
cicruito de regulación del compresor
compressor control circuit
Present
Icontrol
youcontrol
he/she/itcontrols
wecontrol
youcontrol
theycontrol
Past
Icontrolled
youcontrolled
he/she/itcontrolled
wecontrolled
youcontrolled
theycontrolled
Present Perfect
Ihavecontrolled
youhavecontrolled
he/she/ithascontrolled
wehavecontrolled
youhavecontrolled
theyhavecontrolled
Past Perfect
Ihadcontrolled
youhadcontrolled
he/she/ithadcontrolled
wehadcontrolled
youhadcontrolled
theyhadcontrolled
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