controlada in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for controlada in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

una zona controlada por radars

an area controled by speed cameras

Translations for controlada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

a controlled explosion

una explosión controlada

radar trap

zona f de velocidad controlada por radar

rent officer

funcionario encargado de controlar los alquileres

unruly class

difícil de controlar

bird-dog

controlar

the police have the situation under control

la policía tiene controlada la situación

his wife keeps a tight rein on his drinking

su mujer le tiene controlada la bebida

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

controlada in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for controlada in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.controlar VB trans

controlar (confirmar)

to check

controlar (regir)

to control

II.controlar VB refl

controlar controlarse:

controlarse

to control oneself

Translations for controlada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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