controlarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for controlarse 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

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era patente su esfuerzo por controlarse

he was visibly trying not to lose his temper

Translations for controlarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to pace oneself

controlarse el tiempo

to control oneself

controlarse

to help oneself

controlarse

to get a hold of or on oneself

controlarse

controlarse in the PONS Dictionary

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controlarse

to control oneself

Translations for controlarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to police oneself

controlarse

to get a grip on oneself

controlarse

to pace oneself

controlarse el tiempo