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1 traffic
'træfik
1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) tráfico2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) tráfico
2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) traficar- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden
traffic n tráficotr['træfɪk]1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL tráfico, circulación nombre femenino, tránsito2 (of ships, aircraft) tráfico3 (of people, goods) tránsito, movimiento4 (trade) tráfico1 de la circulación, del tráfico1 traficar (in, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtraffic circle SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL rotondatraffic jam atasco, embotellamientotraffic lights semáforotraffic sign señal nombre femenino de tráficotraffic n1) commerce: tráfico m, comercio mthe drug traffic: el narcotráfico2) : tráfico m, tránsito m, circulación f (de vehículos, etc.)v.• traficar v.adj.• tráfico, -a adj.• tránsito, -a adj.n.• circulación s.f.• contratación s.f.• movimiento s.m.• trata s.f.• tráfico s.m.• tránsito s.m.'træfɪkmass noun1)a) ( vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)traffic policeman — agente m or policía m de tráfico or de tránsito
b) ( of ships) tráfico mc) ( of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo2)a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento mb) ( pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatonesc) ( paying customers) (AmE) clientela f3) ( trafficking) tráfico mdrug traffic — tráfico de drogas, narcotráfico m
•Phrasal Verbs:['træfɪk] (vb: pt, pp trafficked)1. N1) (Aut, Aer, Naut, Rail) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp LAm)air traffic — tráfico m aéreo
2) (=trade) tráfico m, comercio m (in en)drug traffic — narcotráfico m, tráfico m de drogas
2.VI3.CPD (Aut) [regulations] de circulación, de tránsito (esp LAm)traffic accident N — accidente m de tráfico, accidente m de circulación, accidente m de tránsito (LAm)
traffic calming N — medidas para reducir la velocidad del tráfico
traffic circle N — (US) rotunda f, glorieta f
traffic cone N — cono m señalizador
traffic control N — (=act) control m del tráfico; (=lights) semáforo m
traffic control tower N — torre f de control
traffic cop * N — policía mf de tráfico
traffic court N — (US) tribunal en el que se juzgan las infracciones de tráfico
traffic duty N —
traffic flow N — flujo m de tráfico
traffic island N — refugio m
traffic jam N — embotellamiento m, atasco m
traffic light N — semáforo msing
traffic lights NPL — semáforo msing
traffic offence N — (Brit) infracción f de tráfico
traffic police N — policía f de tráfico, policía f de tránsito
traffic sign N — señal f de tráfico
traffic violation N (US) — = traffic offence
roadtraffic warden N — guardia mf de tráfico or tránsito
* * *['træfɪk]mass noun1)a) ( vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)traffic policeman — agente m or policía m de tráfico or de tránsito
b) ( of ships) tráfico mc) ( of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo2)a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento mb) ( pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatonesc) ( paying customers) (AmE) clientela f3) ( trafficking) tráfico mdrug traffic — tráfico de drogas, narcotráfico m
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2 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.) control, mando, poder2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) control, dominio sobre sí mismo3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) control, mando4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) control
2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) controlar, dirigir2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) controlar(se), dominar(se)3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) controlar•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control
control1 n controlcontrol2 vb controlarshe couldn't control the car and crashed into a tree no pudo controlar el coche y chocó contra un árbol
control sustantivo masculino 1 ( en general) control; sin control out of control; perdí el control I lost control (of myself); hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth; lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent; control de (la) natalidad birth control; control de calidad quality control o check; control de pasaportes passport control; control remoto remote control 2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint 3a) (Educ) testb) (Med) check-up;
control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control ' control' also found in these entries: Spanish: absoluta - absoluto - adueñarse - ajena - ajeno - angular - autocontrol - contención - controlar - controlarse - cuadro - descontrol - descontrolarse - desenfreno - disciplina - dominar - dominación - dominarse - dominio - dueña - dueño - encima - fraude - mando - moderarse - órbita - palanca - papel - planificación - potingue - pública - público - regular - regulación - reportarse - reprimirse - reprivatizar - resbalar - retener - rienda - señorío - sofocar - teleguiada - teleguiado - telemando - tenerse - torre - ala - anticoncepción - apoderarse English: air traffic control - arms control - beyond - birth control - check - checkpoint - control - equity - fiendish - freak out - gain - grip - hand - hit - hold - knob - over - override - panel - passport control - pest control - piece - quality control - rein - remote control - resume - roadblock - rule - runaway - self-control - speed trap - take over - tight - tighten - tighten up - time clock - time-keeping - traffic control - unionist - volume control - watchdog - wild - air - birth - boil - break - compose - curb - discipline - dualtr[kən'trəʊl]1 (govern, rule) controlar2 (have control over - person, animal, vehicle) controlar; (- emotions) controlar, dominar3 (regulate - temperature, volume, pressure, rate, flow) controlar, regular; (- traffic) dirigir; (- prices, inflation, spending) controlar4 (verify, check) controlar2 (restriction, means of regulating) control nombre masculino3 (place, people in control) control nombre masculino5 (switch, button) botón nombre masculino, mando1 (of vehicle) mandos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of control fuera de controlunder control bajo controlto be beyond somebody's control estar fuera del control de alguiento be in control estar al mando, mandarto bring something under control conseguir controlar algo, llegar a controlar algoto control oneself controlarseto gain control of something hacerse con el control de algoto go out of control descontrolarseto lose control of oneself perder el control de sí mismo,-a, perder los estribosto lose control of something perder el control de algocontrol panel tablero de instrumentoscontrol tower torre nombre femenino de controlimport control control nombre masculino de importacionespassport control control nombre masculino de pasaportesprice controls control nombre masculino de preciostraffic control control nombre masculino de tráficowage controls regulación f sing salarialcontrol n1) : control m, dominio m, mando mto be under control: estar bajo control2) restraint: control m, limitación fbirth control: control natal3) : control m, dispositivo m de mandoremote control: control remoton.• control s.m.• dirección s.f.• dominio s.m.• gobierno s.m.• inspección s.f.• mando s.m.• manejo s.m.• regulación s.f.• regulador s.m.v.• abarcar v.• acaparar v.• controlar v.• dirigir v.• dominar v.• fiscalizar v.• gobernar v.• mandar v.• moderar v.• regir v.• regular v.• sofrenar v.
I kən'trəʊl1)a) ( command) \<\<country/people\>\> controlar, ejercer* control sobreb) ( regulate) \<\<temperature/flow\>\> controlar, regular; \<\<traffic\>\> dirigir*; \<\<inflation/growth\>\> controlar2)a) (curb, hold in check) \<\<animal/fire\>\> controlar; \<\<emotion\>\> controlar, dominarto control oneself — controlarse, dominarse
b) (manage, steer) \<\<vehicle/boat\>\> controlar; \<\<horse\>\> controlar, dominar
II
1) ua) ( command) control mwho's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?
to be in control of something — dominar or controlar algo
to gain/take control of something — hacerse* con el control de algo
to have/lose control of something — tener*/perder* el control de algo
the zone was under Arab control — la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes
b) (ability to control, restrain) control m; ( authority) autoridad fto be beyond somebody's control — estar* fuera del control de alguien
to be out of control — estar* fuera de control
2) u c (regulation, restriction)control(s) ON/OF something — control m de algo
price control(s) — control m de precios
3)a) u (knob, switch) botón m de control, control mb) controls pl ( of vehicle) mandos mpl4)a) ( headquarters) (no art) control mb) c ( checkpoint) control m5) c ( in experiment) patrón m (de comparación); (before n)control group — grupo m de control
6) u (skill, mastery) dominio m[kǝn'trǝʊl]1. N•
they have no control over their pupils — no pueden controlar a sus alumnos•
to be in control (of sth), who is in control? — ¿quién manda?they are in complete control of the situation — tienen la situación totalmente controlada or dominada
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
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his party has lost control of the Senate — su partido perdió el control del Senado•
to take control of a company — hacerse con el control de una empresa•
under British control — bajo dominio or control británico2) (=power to restrain) control m•
due to circumstances beyond our control — debido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad•
to lose control (of o.s.) — perder el control or dominio de uno mismo•
to be out of control — estar fuera de control•
everything is under control — todo está bajo controlI brought my temper under control — dominé or controlé el genio
to bring or get a fire under control — conseguir dominar or controlar un incendio
to keep sth/sb under control — mantener algo/a algn bajo control
3) (=restraint) restricción farms control — control m de armamentos
birth control — control m de la natalidad
price/wage control — reglamentación f or control m de precios/salarios
4) controls (Tech) mandos mpl•
to be at the controls — estar a (cargo de) los mandos•
to take over the controls — hacerse cargo de los mandos5) (=knob, switch) botón mvolume control — botón m del volumen
6) (in experiment) testigo m7) (=checkpoint) control mpassport control — control m de pasaportes
8) (Sport) (=mastery) dominio mhis ball control is very good — su dominio del balón es muy bueno, domina bien el balón
2. VT1) (=command) [+ country, territory, business, organization] controlar2) (=restrain) [+ crowd, child, animal, disease] controlar; [+ fire, emotions, temper] controlar, dominarto control o.s. — controlarse, dominarse
control yourself! — ¡contrólese!, ¡domínese!
3) (=regulate) [+ activity, prices, wages, expenditure] controlar, regular; [+ traffic] dirigirlegislation to control immigration — legislación para controlar or regular la inmigración
4) (=operate) [+ machine, vehicle] manejar, controlar; [+ horse] controlar, dominar3.CPDcontrol column N — palanca f de mando
control freak * N —
control group N — (in experiment) grupo m testigo
control key N — (Comput) tecla f de control
control knob N — (Rad, TV) botón m de mando
control panel N — tablero m de control
control room N — (Mil, Naut) sala f de mandos; (Rad, TV) sala f de control
control tower N — (Aer) torre f de control
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I [kən'trəʊl]1)a) ( command) \<\<country/people\>\> controlar, ejercer* control sobreb) ( regulate) \<\<temperature/flow\>\> controlar, regular; \<\<traffic\>\> dirigir*; \<\<inflation/growth\>\> controlar2)a) (curb, hold in check) \<\<animal/fire\>\> controlar; \<\<emotion\>\> controlar, dominarto control oneself — controlarse, dominarse
b) (manage, steer) \<\<vehicle/boat\>\> controlar; \<\<horse\>\> controlar, dominar
II
1) ua) ( command) control mwho's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?
to be in control of something — dominar or controlar algo
to gain/take control of something — hacerse* con el control de algo
to have/lose control of something — tener*/perder* el control de algo
the zone was under Arab control — la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes
b) (ability to control, restrain) control m; ( authority) autoridad fto be beyond somebody's control — estar* fuera del control de alguien
to be out of control — estar* fuera de control
2) u c (regulation, restriction)control(s) ON/OF something — control m de algo
price control(s) — control m de precios
3)a) u (knob, switch) botón m de control, control mb) controls pl ( of vehicle) mandos mpl4)a) ( headquarters) (no art) control mb) c ( checkpoint) control m5) c ( in experiment) patrón m (de comparación); (before n)control group — grupo m de control
6) u (skill, mastery) dominio m
См. также в других словарях:
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