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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
era patente su esfuerzo por controlarse
he was visibly trying not to lose his temper
English
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Spanish
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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

in the PONS Dictionary

Spanish
Spanish
English
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controlarse
to control oneself
English
English
Spanish
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to police oneself
controlarse
to get a grip on oneself
controlarse
to pace oneself
controlarse el tiempo
in the PONS Dictionary
to police oneself
controlarse
to get a grip on oneself
controlarse
to pace oneself
controlarse el tiempo
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