lose control of myself

nunca pierde el control — he never loses control

bajo control — under control

fuera de control — out of control

perder el control — to lose control (of o.s.)

control armamentista — arms control

control de alquileres — rent control

control de calidad — quality control

control de cambio — exchange control

control de costos — cost control

control de créditos — credit control

control de existencias — stock control

control de la circulación — traffic control

control de la demanda — demand management

control de la natalidad — birth control

control del tráfico — traffic control

control de natalidad — birth control

control de precios — price control

control nuclear — nuclear inspection

control presupuestario — budget control

montar un control — to set up a roadblock

control de pasaportes — passport inspection

control policial en carretera — police roadblock

control del volumen — volume control

control de tonalidad — tone control

control remoto — remote control

control antidopaje — drugs test, dope test

control antidoping — drug test, dope test

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

el control del volumen — the volume control

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

el control del volumen — the volume control

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

keep control of something — etwas unter Kontrolle halten

be in control of the situation — die Situation unter Kontrolle haben

[get something] under control — [etwas] unter Kontrolle [bringen]

gain control of something — etwas unter Kontrolle bekommen

lose/regain control of oneself — die Beherrschung verlieren/wiedergewinnen

his control of the ball — seine Ballführung

I'm in control here — ich habe hier die Leitung

to be in control of oneself — sich in der Hand or in der Gewalt haben

to be in control of one's emotions — Herr über seine Gefühle sein, Herr seiner Gefühle sein

she has no control over how the money is spent/what her children do — sie hat keinen Einfluss darauf, wie das Geld ausgegeben wird/was ihre Kinder machen

to lose control of oneself — die Beherrschung verlieren

to lose control of the situation — nicht mehr Herr der Lage sein

to keep control (of oneself) — sich unter Kontrolle halten

the car spun out of control —

under state control — unter staatlicher Kontrolle or Aufsicht

the situation was beyond their control —

he was beyond his parents' control — er war seinen Eltern über den Kopf gewachsen

circumstances beyond our control — nicht in unserer Hand liegende Umstände

to take over the controls — die Steuerung übernehmen

control-F1 — Control-F1

to control oneself/one's temper — sich beherrschen

please try to control your children/dog — bitte sehen Sie zu, dass sich Ihre Kinder benehmen/sich Ihr Hund benimmt

keep control of something — etwas unter Kontrolle halten

be in control of the situation — die Situation unter Kontrolle haben

[get something] under control — [etwas] unter Kontrolle [bringen]

gain control of something — etwas unter Kontrolle bekommen

lose/regain control of oneself — die Beherrschung verlieren/wiedergewinnen

he controls the financial side of things — er ist für die Finanzen zuständig

to control oneself — controlarse, dominarse

who's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to gain/take control of something — hacerse* con el control de algo

to have/lose control of something — tener*/perder* el control de algo

to be beyond somebody's control — estar* fuera del control de alguien

circumstances beyond our control — circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

to be out of control — estar* fuera de control

to get out of control — descontrolarse

the epidemic is under control — la epidemia está bajo control

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

troops regained control of the capital — las tropas recuperaron el control de la capital

he is giving up control of the company — va a ceder el control de la empresa

people feel more in control of their lives — la gente se siente más dueña de su vida, la gente siente que tiene mayor control de su vida

it was time to take control of her life again — era hora de volver a tomar las riendas de su vida

to be under private control — estar en manos de particulares

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

the children were getting out of control — los niños se estaban descontrolando

the car went out of control — el coche quedó fuera de control

to keep sth/sb under control — mantener algo/a algn bajo control

they want greater controls on arms sales — quieren mayores restricciones en la venta de armamento

an agreement to abolish border controls — un acuerdo para eliminar los controles en las fronteras

his ball control is very good — su dominio del balón es muy bueno, domina bien el balón

to control the spread of malaria — contener la propagación de la malaria

to control o.s. — controlarse, dominarse

control yourself! — ¡contrólese!, ¡domínese!

he was trying to control the conversation — estaba intentando llevar las riendas de la conversación

he's a total control freak — tiene la manía de controlarlo todo

to control oneself — controlarse, dominarse

who's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to gain/take control of something — hacerse* con el control de algo

to have/lose control of something — tener*/perder* el control de algo

to be beyond somebody's control — estar* fuera del control de alguien

circumstances beyond our control — circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

to be out of control — estar* fuera de control

to get out of control — descontrolarse

the epidemic is under control — la epidemia está bajo control

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

sol excidisse mihi e mundo videtur,

gladii de manibus exciderunt,

for which also: inter manus (urna),

a digitis (ansa),

Palinurus exciderat puppi,

arce,

equis,

num qui nummi exciderunt, here, tibi, quod sic terram Obtuere?

volvae excidunt,

ita vinclis Excidet aut in aquas tenues dilapsus abibit,

in flumen (elephanti, sc. e rate),

cum Herculis pertractanti arma sagitta excidisset in pedem,

ante pedes (lingua resecta),

ut cujusque sors exciderat,

and hence, transf.: nominibus in urnam conjectis, citari quod primum sorte nomen excidit,

verbum ex ore alicujus,

vox excidit ore: Venisti tandem, etc.,

tantumque nefas patrio excidit ore?

scelus ore tuo,

quod verbum tibi non excidit, ut saepe fit, fortuito,

libellus me imprudente et invito excidit,

vox horrenda per auras excidit,

et pariter vultusque deo plectrumque colorque Excidit,

ut quodammodo victoria e manibus excideret,

(versus) qui in breves excidunt,

neque enim verendum est, ne quid excidat aut ne quid in terram defluat,

primo miser excidit aevo,

nec vera virtus, cum semel excidit, etc.,

at non ingenio quaesitum nomen ab aevo Excidet,

excidit omnis luctus,

ne Tarentinae quidem arcis excidit memoria,

excidit illa metu, rupitque novissima verba,

quis me dolori reddit? quam bene excideram mihi!

excidere de memoria,

exciderat pacis mentio ex omnium animis,

animo,

and pectore,

o miram memoriam, Pomponi, tuam! at mihi ista exciderant,

quae cogitatio, cum mihi non omnino excidisset, etc.,

non excidit mihi, scripsisse me, etc.,

quid? non haec varietas mira est, excidere proxima, vetera inhaerere? hesternorum immemores acta pueritiae recordari,

si calore dicendi vitare id excidisset,

excidit, ut peterem, etc.,

excidens,

palam moneri excidentis est,

in Cic. not at all): ex familia,

uxore,

regno,

quem si non tenuit, magnis tamen excidit ausis,

fine medicinae,

genere,

v. cado, II.),

lapides e terra,

omnes arbores longe lateque,

excisa enim est arbor, non evulsa,

arborem e stirpe,

ericium,

radicem,

columnas rupibus,

rubos arvis,

partum mulieri,

os,

virilitatem,

for which also, se,

vias per montes,

latus rupis in antrum,

vasa anaglypta in asperitatem,

qui domos inimicorum suorum oppugnavit, excidit, incendit,

Numantiam,

Trojam,

urbem,

oppida,

Germaniam,

agrum,

exercitum,

aliquid ex animo,

iram animis, Sen. de Ira, 3, 1: aliquem numero civium,

lo hice con mis propias manos — I made it with my own hands, I made it myself

el asesino salió con las manos en alto — the murderer came out with his hands up {o} with his hands in the air

llevar a algn de la mano — to lead sb by the hand

cosió los pantalones a mano — she sewed the trousers by hand, she hand-sewed the trousers

escribir a mano — to write in longhand, write out (by hand)

escrito a mano — handwritten

bordado a mano — hand-embroidered

hecho a mano — handmade

¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano? — have you got a pen handy {o} to hand?

a entregar en mano — to deliver by hand

se presentó en el ayuntamiento pistola en mano — he turned up at the town hall with a gun in his hand

carta en mano — letter delivered by hand

en ese colegio le cargan la mano — they ask too much of her {o} put too much pressure on her at that school

no cargues la mano con las especias — don't put too much spice in

mano a mano —

se bebieron la botella mano a mano — they drank the bottle between (the two of) them

meter mano a algo —

hay que meterle mano a la corrupción — we have to deal with {o} tackle corruption

ponerle a algn la mano encima —

¡como me pongas la mano encima...! — if you lay one finger on me...!

poner la mano en el fuego —

yo no pondría la mano en el fuego por Juan — I wouldn't risk my neck for Juan, I wouldn't put myself on the line for Juan

yo pondría la mano en el fuego por su inocencia — I'd stake my life on his being innocent

traerse algo entre manos —

¿qué os traéis entre manos? — what are you up to?

se trae entre manos varios asuntos a la vez — he's dealing with several matters at once

se fue de las negociaciones con las manos vacías — he left the negotiations empty-handed

mano derecha — right-hand man

Pedro es mi mano derecha — Pedro is my right-hand man

mano de santo — sure remedy

fue mano de santo — it came just right, it was just what the doctor ordered

manos de mantequilla — butterfingers

la casa ha cambiado varias veces de mano — the house has changed hands several times, the house has had several owners

conocemos la noticia de primera mano — we got the news first-hand

se ha comprado un coche de primera mano — he has bought a (brand) new car

ropa de segunda mano — second-hand {o} used clothes

está en tus manos — it's up to you

ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano — he has done all {o} everything in his power

murió a manos de los mafiosos — he died at the hands of the mafia

la carta nunca llegó a manos del jefe — the letter never reached the boss, the letter never came into the hands of the boss

hemos puesto el asunto en manos del abogado — we have placed the matter in the hands of our lawyer

me pongo en tus manos — I place myself entirely in your hands

el armamento cayó en manos de los traficantes — the weapons fell into the hands of arms dealers

írsele a algn la mano con algo —

se te ha ido la mano con la sal — you overdid it with the salt

írsele algo de las manos a algn —

el asunto se le fue de las manos — he lost all control of the affair

¡qué manos tiene! — he's so clever with his hands!

tener buena mano para la cocina — to be a good cook

tiene buena mano con los niños — she's good with children

tener (buena) mano para las plantas — to have green fingers

mano izquierda, tiene mano izquierda con los animales — he's got a way with animals

a mano derecha — on the right-hand side

a mano izquierda — on the left-hand side

contratar manos — to sign up {o} take on workers

mano de obra directa — direct labour

mano de obra especializada — skilled labour

¡mano! — handball!

mano de almirez, mano de mortero — pestle

dar una mano de jabón a la ropa — to give the clothes a wash {o} soaping

echar una mano de mus — to have a game {o} round of mus

ser {o} tener la mano — to lead

soy mano — it's my lead

le dio una mano de bofetadas — he punched him several times

¡qué mano! — what a stroke of luck!

mano única — one-way street

mano a mano, hubo un mano a mano entre los dos políticos en el parlamento — the two politicians slogged it out between them in parliament

la corrida será un mano a mano entre los dos toreros — the bullfight will be a two-way contest with the two bullfighters

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists