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1 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) kontrole; uzraudzība; vara2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) regulēšana; savaldīšanās3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) kontrolierīce4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) kontrolpunkts2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) kontrolēt; vadīt; uzraudzīt2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) apvaldīt; savaldīt3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) regulēt•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *uzraudzība, vadība; kontrole, pārbaude; regulēšana; vara; savaldīšanās; kontrolierīce; uzraudzīt, vadīt; kontrolēt, pārbaudīt; regulēt; valdīt; pārvaldīt; apvaldīt -
2 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) pieliekt; pieliekties2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) ierobežot3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) sagremot; nevemt -
3 under control
Keep your dog under control!; Everything's under control now.) kontrolējams; vadāms -
4 contain
[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) saturēt; ietvert2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) apvaldīt•* * *ietvert, saturēt; apvaldīt; apturēt izplatīšanos; dalīties bez atlikuma -
5 repress
[rə'pres](to keep (an impulse, a desire to do something etc) under control: He repressed a desire to hit the man.) apspiest; apslāpēt- repressive
- repressiveness* * *apspiest; apvaldīt
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