control in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)
contrôle m (of de)
control (of investigation, operation, project)
direction f (of de)
control (of others' behaviour)
influence f (over sur)
control (of life, fate)
maîtrise f (of, over de)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
lutte f (of contre)
to be in control of territory, town
contrôler
to be in control of operation, organization, project
diriger
to be in control of problem
maîtriser
to have control over territory, town
contrôler
to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour
avoir du pouvoir sur
to have control over fate, life
maîtriser
to take control of territory, town
prendre le contrôle de
to take control of operation, organization, project
prendre la direction de
to take control of situation
prendre [qc] en main
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:
être sous la direction de qn
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:
être sous le contrôle de qn
to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:
être maîtrisé
is the situation under control?
est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?
everything's under control
tout va bien
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot
maîtriser
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair
discipliner
to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:
être déchaîné
to be out of control fire:
ne plus être maîtrisable
the situation is out of control
la situation est devenue incontrôlable
to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:
échapper au contrôle de qn
the situation is beyond control
la situation échappe à tout contrôle
due to circumstances beyond our control
pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

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to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself
se contrôler

control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for control in the English»French Dictionary

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I.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] N

II.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VB trans <-ll->

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control Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to spin out of control
faire un tête-à-queue
to be in control of sth
contrôler qc
to go out of control
perdre le contrôle
to go through customs control
passer à la douane
to control the purse strings
tenir les cordons de la bourse
due to circumstances beyond our control
dû à des circonstances indépendantes de notre volonté
prices are getting out of control
il y a un dérapage des prix
to bring a disaster under control
maîtriser un sinistre
to be in control of the situation
contrôler la situation
to be in control of oneself
être maître de soi

control Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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His final tally was six planes set afire, five otherwise destroyed, two driven down out of control, and one captured.
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The launch escape and pitch control motors ignited simultaneously, placing the test vehicle into the planned initial trajectory.
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The cluster of LARP-1 homologs may function to control the expression of key developmental regulators.
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In addition, a hot plate should not be located in a place where the heat control of the appliance would be accessible to children and others unfamiliar with its operation.
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I can not control tsunami, earthquake or cloudburst.
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Many economic theories have been motivated by the desire to understand and control involuntary unemployment.
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The churchs social work includes poverty alleviation, blindness control and promoting adult literacy.
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In modern times, fire-retardant black duvetyne is commonly used for curtains, for scenery, and to control light spill.
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Interestingly, fundamentally novel approaches for model choice that incorporate quality control as an integral step in the process have recently been proposed.
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The concept of integrated traffic control combines or coordinates freeway and arterial street control systems to operate on the basis of corridor wide traffic conditions.
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