control Significat & definició

Significat de control En català

• 0 the power to make a person or thing do what you want -- control, domini

  • The new teacher has no control over the class.

  • He lost control of the car.

• 1 If a situation is under control, things are happening in the way that you want them to -- sota control

  • Don’t worry – everything’s under control.

• 2 behaving very badly and not stopped by anyone -- fora de control

  • The children were out of control.

• 3 a switch or other device used to operate a machine -- comandament

  • Where’s the volume control on your phone?

• 4 a place where something official, usually a document, is checked -- control

  • passport control

• 5 If something is beyond your control, you cannot influence or direct it. -- estar fora del control d’algú

  • There’s nothing we can do – the situation is beyond our control.

• 6 If something or someone is out of control, no one can influence or direct it or them. -- fora de control

  • The car skidded and went out of control.

• 7 to start to rule or govern an area -- pujar al poder

  • The dictator took control of the country in 1933.

• 8 to make a person or thing do what you want -- controlar, dominar

  • Can’t you control your dogs?

• 9 to stop yourself from expressing strong emotions or behaving in a silly way -- dominar ac, controlar-se

  • You’re going to have to learn to control your temper.

• 10 to limit the number, amount, or increase of something -- controlar

  • They couldn’t control the spread of the disease.

• 11 to rule or govern an area -- dominar

  • The police controlled the country during the civil war.