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1 controlar
v.1 to control.Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.2 to check.3 to watch, to keep an eye on.4 to take over, to control.María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.* * *1 (gen) to control2 (comprobar) to check1 (moderarse) to control oneself* * *verb1) to control2) monitor* * *1. VT1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to controllos rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country
los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control
no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *
2) (=vigilar)contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out
estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well
controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil
3) (=regular) to control2.VI *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *controlar [A1 ]vt1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to controlcontrolamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under controlel incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under controlcontrolan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole areapasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know aboutestos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)Bdeja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole timeme tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight reinel portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or outcontrolé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took meC (regular) to controleste mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressuremedidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under controlD ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test tofue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victorylo controlaron negativo he was tested negativeA (dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholicse controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight* * *
Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;
controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly
* * *♦ vt1. [dominar] to control;controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;♦ viFam [saber] to know;Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry* * *v/t1 control2 ( vigilar) check* * *controlar vt1) : to control2) : to monitor, to check* * *controlar vb2. (comprobar) to check
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