control Význam & definícia

Význam control v slovenčine

• 0 to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour:

  • If you can't control your dog, put it on a lead!

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

  • The temperature is controlled by a thermostat.

  • The laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country.

  • The government is trying to control spending.

• 1 the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to do this:

  • She doesn't have any control over that child - it's embarrassing.

  • He wants the government to impose strict controls on dog ownership.

  • The dictator took control of the country in 1933.

  • He felt he was losing control of events.

  • You need to stay in control of your emotions.

  • The car skidded and went out of control, crashing into an oncoming truck.

  • There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was out of/beyond/outside our control.

  • She criticized the police's methods of crowd control.

  • It seems that the disease is now under control.

  • Everything is under control, sir.

  • It took them two hours to bring/get the fire under control.

• 2 a switch or other device used to operate a machine such as a vehicle:

  • The main instruments are in the centre of the control panel.

  • Captain Firth sat at the controls of the aircraft.

  • Press and hold down the control key while you press 9.

  • I pressed Control Alt Delete but nothing happened.

• 3 in an experiment, an object or system that is not changed so that you can compare it with similar objects or systems that are intentionally changed

• 4 the ability or power to decide or strongly influence the particular way in which something will happen or someone will behave, or the condition of having such ability or power:

  • [ U ] The first few months he was running the company, Randy didn’t really feel in control.

  • [ U ] The man lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.

  • [ U ] The fire was out of control for nearly two hours before firefighters were able to get it under control.

  • [ C ] She argued for tightening controls on air pollution.

• 5 to decide or strongly influence the particular way in which something will happen or someone will behave:

  • It’s hard to control your temper when you’re two years old.

  • The temperature is controlled by a thermostat.

• 6 to be in charge of something or someone and have the power to make decisions relating to them:

  • The Chicago-based holding company controls a global network of advertising and public relations agencies.

  • Within five years the tech firm controlled 60% of the European market.

• 7 to own the most shares in a company and be the main owner:

  • Avis' employees control the company through an employee stock option program.

• 8 to own a particular number of the shares in a company, and be one of its owners:

  • She controls 7.5% of the company.

  • control a stake in sth They currently control a 20% stake in the textile firm.

• 9 to limit the amount by which something is allowed to change, develop, or increase:

  • If the program is adopted, the supply and price of sugar will be controlled through subsidies and import quotas.

• 10 to deal with a problem or situation successfully and stop it from becoming worse:

  • control inflation/spending/debts Corporate spending was cut by 15% in an effort to control spiralling debts.

• 11 to make a machine, system, process, etc. operate in the way you want it to:

  • All of the building's lighting and heating systems are controlled automatically.

• 12 the power to give orders, make decisions, and take responsibility for something:

  • take/keep/gain control of sth Banks threatened to take control of the business.

  • Both parties are vying for control of the Senate.

• 13 the ability to make someone or something do what you want:

  • control over sb/sth Critics claim he was an ineffective manager, with virtually no control over his staff.

  • seize/take control of sth Malware can seize control of a computer and use it for financial scams.

• 14 a large number of shares owned by one person or group, which gives them power to control its management:

  • The family plans to sell control of its publishing empire for $2.5 billion.

• 15 a limit on something, or the act of limiting something in order to stop it from becoming worse:

  • control on sth If the independent operators corner the market there will be very little control on prices.

  • strict/tight/tough controls Managers need to keep a tight control on costs.

  • impose/introduce/tighten controls The government imposed controls that required vendors to sell some items below cost price.

  • relax/remove/loosen control Controls were relaxed so that US manufacturers could participate more aggressively in the international market.

• 16 a switch or a piece of equipment with switches on it, used for operating a machine or vehicle:

  • The plant was updated with new control panels for its industrial machinery.

  • Investigators are still trying to determine who was at the controls when the company jet crashed.

• 17 →  control group

• 18 →  control key

• 19 controlling something or having the power to control something:

  • When negotiating a deal, it’s important that you remain calm and in control.

  • be in control of sth She moved out of Sales and is now in control of the Marketing department.

• 20 if something is out of control, it cannot be dealt with successfully:

  • be/get/spiral out of control One of their biggest priorities is to prevent costs from getting out of control.

• 21 if a situation is under control, it is being dealt with successfully and is unlikely to create any problems:

  • bring/get/keep sth under control The Fed would likely raise rates gradually to keep inflation under control.