control character in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for control character in the English»Spanish Dictionary

control character N

control character

carácter m de control

Translations for control character in the English»Spanish Dictionary

character [Am ˈkɛrəktər, Brit ˈkarəktə] N

1.1. character U or C:

character (of person) (temperament, nature)

carácter m

the national character

el carácter nacional

we have very different characters

tenemos un carácter muy distinto

we have very different characters

tenemos caracteres muy distintos

to be in/out of character

ser/no ser típico

rudeness is very much in character for him

la mala educación es típica de él or es un rasgo típico en él

she's a good judge of character

es buena psicóloga

1.2. character (of person) U or C:

good character

reputación f

he bears good character

tiene buena reputación

to vouch for sb's (good) character

responder por alguien

he's been a victim of character assassination

han intentado destruir su reputación

he's been a victim of character assassination

ha sido víctima de difamación

1.3. character U or C:

character (of person) (strength of personality)

carácter m

character (of person) (strength of personality)

personalidad f

a person of strong character

una persona de carácter fuerte

a person of strong character

una persona con una personalidad fuerte

he lacks character

no tiene carácter

army life builds character

la vida militar imprime carácter

2. character U or C (of place, thing):

character

carácter m

the restaurant has lots of character

el restaurante tiene mucho carácter

the house has no character

la casa no tiene carácter or estilo

the characters of the two cities are very different

el carácter de las dos ciudades es muy distinto

her face is full of character

tiene una cara con mucha personalidad

the demonstration soon took on the character of a riot

la manifestación no tardó en tomar un cariz violento

3.1. character C (in novel, play, movie):

character

personaje m

character

carácter m Col Mex

he doesn't react in character

su reacción no es la que cabría esperar de su personaje

3.2. character C (person):

character

tipo m inf

he's an odd/a nasty character

es un tipo raro/un mal tipo inf

3.3. character C (eccentric person):

character

caso m

Jane's a real character

Jane es (todo) un caso

4. character C (symbol):

character

carácter m

Chinese/Roman characters

caracteres chinos/romanos

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

control character in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for control character in the English»Spanish Dictionary

character [ˈkærəktəʳ, Am ˈkerəkt̬ɚ] N

1. character no pl (qualities):

character

carácter m

to be in/out of character with sb/sth

ser/no ser típico de alguien/algo

2. character (moral integrity):

character

reputación f

character reference

referencias f pl

to be a bad character

tener mala reputación

of dubious character

de dudosa reputación

of irreproachable character

de reputación intachable

3. character (unique person):

character

personaje mf

4. character (representation):

character

personaje m

character

carácter m Col, Mex

in the character of ...

en el papel de...

5. character TYPO:

character

carácter m

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