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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. controlar VB trans

1.1. controlar (dominar):

controlar nervios/impulsos/emociones
to control
controlar persona/animal
to control
controlamos la situación
we are in control of the situation
controlamos la situación
we have the situation under control
el incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos
the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under control
controlan ahora toda la zona
they now control o they are now in control of the whole area
pasaron a controlar la empresa
they took control of the company

1.2. controlar (dominar) inf:

controlar tema
to know about
estos temas no los controlo
I don't know anything about these things
estos temas no los controlo
I'm not too well up on o hot on these things inf

2. controlar (vigilar):

tiene que controlar su peso
he has to watch o check his weight
tiene que controlar su peso
he has to monitor his weight form
deja de controlar todos mis gastos
stop checking up on how much I spend the whole time
me tienen muy controlada
they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do
me tienen muy controlada
they keep me on a very tight rein
el portero controlaba las entradas y salidas
the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or out
controlé el tiempo que me llevó
I timed myself o how long it took me

3. controlar (regular):

controlar
to control
este mecanismo controla la presión
this mechanism regulates o controls the pressure
medidas para controlar la inflación
measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under control

4. controlar SPORTS (en doping):

controlar
to administer a test to
fue controlado positivo tras su victoria
he tested positive after his victory
lo controlaron negativo
he was tested negative

II. controlarse VB vpr

1. controlarse (dominarse):

controlarse
to control oneself
si no se controla acabará alcoholizado
if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

2. controlarse (vigilar):

controlarse peso/colesterol
to check
controlarse peso/colesterol
to watch
controlarse peso/colesterol
to monitor form
se controla el peso regularmente
she checks her weight regularly
se controla el peso regularmente
she keeps a regular check on her weight
para controlar los desmanes de los hinchas
to control the disorderly (o violent etc.) behavior of the fans
medidas tendientes a controlar la inflación
measures aimed at controlling o designed to control inflation
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rent officer
funcionario encargado de controlar los alquileres
unruly class
difícil de controlar
bird-dog
controlar
control country/people/industry
controlar
control temperature/rate/flow
controlar
control prices/inflation/growth
controlar
control person/animal
controlar
control disease/fire/vermin
controlar
control emotion
controlar
you ought to control that temper of yours!
¡deberías controlar or dominar ese genio!
control vehicle/boat
controlar
control horse
controlar
control accounts/expenditure
controlar
he brought his anger under control
logró controlar or dominar su ira
discipline emotions
controlar
monitor process/progress
controlar
unmanageable child/horse/class
difícil de controlar

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. controlar VB trans

controlar (confirmar)
to check
controlar (regir)
to control

II. controlar VB refl

controlar controlarse:

controlarse
to control oneself
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subdue (tame)
controlar
rein in (control) trans
controlar
check up on
controlar
unruly crowd
difícil de controlar
to bring sth under control
controlar algo
control
controlar
control temper, urge
controlar
control epidemic, disease
controlar
control
controlar
monitor
controlar
to keep prices down
controlar los precios
curb inflation, appetite
controlar
govern
controlar
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. controlar [kon·tro·ˈlar] VB trans

controlar (revisar)
to check
controlar (gobernar)
to control

II. controlar [kon·tro·ˈlar] VB refl

controlar controlarse:

controlar
to control oneself
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Spanish
Spanish
check up on
controlar
to fact-check sth
controlar que algo esté correctamente escrito
unruly crowd
difícil de controlar
to bring sth under control
controlar algo
control
controlar
control temper, urge
controlar
control epidemic, disease
controlar
control
controlar
monitor
controlar
curb inflation, appetite
controlar
to keep prices down
controlar los precios
govern
controlar
to control/repress an urge
controlar/reprimir un impulso
presente
yocontrolo
túcontrolas
él/ella/ustedcontrola
nosotros/nosotrascontrolamos
vosotros/vosotrascontroláis
ellos/ellas/ustedescontrolan
imperfecto
yocontrolaba
túcontrolabas
él/ella/ustedcontrolaba
nosotros/nosotrascontrolábamos
vosotros/vosotrascontrolabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescontrolaban
indefinido
yocontrolé
túcontrolaste
él/ella/ustedcontroló
nosotros/nosotrascontrolamos
vosotros/vosotrascontrolasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescontrolaron
futuro
yocontrolaré
túcontrolarás
él/ella/ustedcontrolará
nosotros/nosotrascontrolaremos
vosotros/vosotrascontrolaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescontrolarán
See further verb tables