controlar

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controlar

  1. to control
  2. to check

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Borrowed from French contrôler.

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controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlí, past participle controlat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to control

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French contrôler.

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  • Hyphenation: con‧tro‧lar

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controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlei, past participle controlado)

  1. (transitive) to control (to determine the behavior of)
    Este dispositivo controla o motor.This device controls the motor.
    Ele controla seus adversários.He controls his adversaries.
  2. (transitive) to keep under control
    Synonyms: conter, segurar
    A polícia conseguiu controlar os hooligans.The police kept the hooligans under control.
  3. (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)
    Synonyms: comandar, dirigir, governar
    O partido nazista controlou a Alemanha por uma década.The Nazi party governed Germany for a decade.
  4. (transitive, often takes a reflexive pronoun) to contain (to limit through restraint)
    Synonyms: conter, reter
    Controla sua raiva.Contain your anger.
  5. (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)
    Synonyms: conter, limitar, segurar
    Conseguimos controlar a inflação.We managed to limit inflation.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French contrôler.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kontɾoˈlaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tro‧lar

Verb[edit]

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlé, past participle controlado)

  1. to control, to rein in
  2. to manage, to handle (e.g. managing symptoms, pain, stress or emotions)
  3. to monitor, to check, to supervise, to oversee, to verify, to regulate, to check on
  4. (reflexive) to be controlled, to be managed
  5. (reflexive) to be monitored, to be checked
  6. (reflexive) to get a grip (i.e. to control oneself)

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