she can't keep control of the class

the control of cancer — la lotta contro il cancro

they have no control over their son — non hanno alcuna autorità sul figlio

to keep sth/sb under control — tenere qc/qn sotto controllo

to lose control of sth — perdere il controllo di qc

to lose control of o.s. — perdere il controllo di sé

he always seems to be in control — non perde mai il controllo della situazione

she can't keep control of the class — non riesce a tenere la classe sotto controllo

to take control of — assumere il controllo di

everything is under control — tutto è sotto controllo

the car went out of control — la macchina non rispondeva più ai comandi

to be out of control — essere scatenato (-a)

the class was quite out of control — la classe era in subbuglio

due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

who is in control? — chi è il responsabile?

the controls — i comandi

to take over the controls — prendere i comandi

wage/price controls npl — (restrictions) limitazione f dei salari/prezzi

to control o.s. — controllarsi

please control yourself, everyone's looking at us — per favore, controllati, tutti ci guardano

he can't control the class — non riesce a tenere la classe sotto controllo

to keep in with somebody — rester en bons termes avec quelqu'un

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

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi da vivere

to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito

to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo

to be kept locked — essere tenuto chiuso

to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.

to keep an engine running — tenere acceso un motore

what kept you? — cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute — non ti tratterrò molto

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn

to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

to keep time o the beat — tenere il tempo

to keep doing — continuare a fare

to keep going — andare avanti

keep at it! — continua così! dacci dentro!

"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"

to keep indoors — restare dentro

to keep warm — restare al caldo

to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio

"how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"

she's keeping well — sta bene

to keep oneself — mantenersi

to keep oneself warm — proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself healthy — mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself — stare sulle proprie

to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi da vivere

to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito

to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo

to be kept locked — essere tenuto chiuso

to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.

to keep an engine running — tenere acceso un motore

what kept you? — cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute — non ti tratterrò molto

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn

to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

to keep time o the beat — tenere il tempo

to keep doing — continuare a fare

to keep going — andare avanti

keep at it! — continua così! dacci dentro!

"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"

to keep indoors — restare dentro

to keep warm — restare al caldo

to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio

"how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"

she's keeping well — sta bene

to keep oneself — mantenersi

to keep oneself warm — proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself healthy — mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself — stare sulle proprie

to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

to await orders — esperar órdenes

I don't take orders from anyone — a mí nadie me da órdenes

orders are orders — órdenes son órdenes

order to + INF — orden de + inf

he gave the order to fire — dio orden de disparar

order THAT — orden de que (+ subj)

I left orders that she was not to be disturbed — dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara

on whose orders are you doing this? — ¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?

by order of... — por orden de...

to place an order for something — hacer* un pedido de algo, encargar* algo

the books are on order — los libros están pedidos

we make them to order — los hacemos por encargo

the waiter took my order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

a tall order: it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do — es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer

the photos were all in the wrong order — las fotos estaban todas desordenadas

to put something in(to) order — poner* algo en orden, ordenar algo

let's get this room into some sort of order — tratemos de ordenar un poco esta habitación

the car was in perfect working order — el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien

to keep order — mantener* el orden

order in (the) court! — silencio en la sala!

to call somebody to order — llamar a alguien al orden

in order: is your bedroom in order? ¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?; are her papers in order? ¿tiene los papeles en regla?; is everything in order for tomorrow's performance? ¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?; an apology would seem to be in order — parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse

in order to — para

in order that — para que (+ subj)

out of order — ( not in sequence) desordenado; ( not working) averiado, descompuesto (AmL)

out of order — no funciona; (uncalled-for, not following procedure)

that remark was out of order — ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar

the lower orders — las clases bajas

a performance of the first order — una interpretación de primera clase

a fool of the first order — un tonto de marca mayor

to take (holy) orders — recibir las órdenes (sagradas), ordenarse sacerdote

to order somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to order something (to be) done — ordenar que se haga algo

to order THAT — ordenar que (+ subj)

he ordered complete rest — le mandó hacer reposo absoluto

to order a taxi — llamar un taxi

in order — en orden, por orden

what order should these documents be in? — ¿en qué orden deben estar estos documentos?

to get out of order — desarreglarse

a new political/social order — un nuevo orden político/social