control Significado & definición

Significado de control en español

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

  • 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 -- bajo control

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

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

  • The children were out of control.

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

  • 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 fuera del control de alguien

  • 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. -- fuera de control

  • The car skidded and went out of control.

• 7 to start to rule or govern an area -- asumir el mando

  • The dictator took control of the country in 1933.

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

  • Can’t you control your dogs?

• 9 to stop yourself from expressing strong emotions or behaving in a silly way -- dominar algo, controlarse

  • 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.

• 12 the power or authority to make sth happen -- control [ masculine ]

  • The manager has no control over the situation. El gerente no tiene control sobre la situación.

  • Who’s in control of advertising? ¿Quién está a cargo de la publicidad?

  • in control of your emotions tienes tus emociones bajo control

  • Please keep your dogs under control. Por favor, mantenga a sus perros bajo control.

  • We have the situation under control. Tenemos la situación bajo control.

  • a teenager who is completely out of control un adolescente que esta completamente fuera de control

  • The army took control of the refugee camp. El ejército se hizo con el control del campo de refugiados.

  • a teacher who has lost control of her students una profesora que ha perdido el control de sus alumnos

• 13 an official limit or restriction -- restricción [ feminine ]

  • the control of hazardous substances la restricción de sustancias peligrosas

• 14 a switch on a machine for operating it -- control [ masculine ]

  • the control switch el interruptor de control

  • a young soldier at the controls un joven soldado a los mandos

• 15 to have authority or power over -- controlar

  • islands in the Pacific controlled by France islas del Pacífico controladas por Francia

  • to control your own destiny controlar tu propio destino

• 16 to make sth run or operate -- manejar

  • A computer controls the lighting. un ordenador maneja la iluminación

• 17 to limit or restrict sth bad -- regular

  • a company trying to control their costs una empresa que intenta regular sus costes

  • unable to control your anger incapaz de controlar tu ira