control en Inglés

n. rule, command; supervision; control panel; restraint
v. rule, command; restrain; supervise; examine, check
n. Control Break, key combination used to stop the execution of a program in DOS (Computers)

Ejemplos

"I need something quickly before I lose all control."

According to Western media, other pro-Russian activists control the city of Sloviansk.
(Source: Voice of America)

Is the situation fully under control in Guinea?
(Source: Voice of America)

She went to the window, stood for a few moments with her back to the room, and Mr Havisham saw that she was getting her feelings under control.

At passport control & customs

Besides, was it really under his control?

By doing this he gained control over himself and kept quiet, for he could now hear the manager.

He turned up the volume on the TV with the remote control.

However, now he naturally controlled his body quite differently, and he did not injure himself in such a great fall.

I load a battery into the remote control.

Sinónimos

1. discipline: limitation, restraint, regulation, subordination, mastery, poise, restriction
2. direction: power, authority, command, dominion, disposition, charge, domination
3. monopoly: corner, dominance, manipulation, strategy
4. check: curb, restraint
5. political power: reign, rule, sovereignty, government, ascendancy, sway, subjugation
6. direct: guide, manage, command, lead, manipulate, govern, subject
7. restrain: repress, regulate, master, reduce, contain, check, hinder

Frases

control animal → An animal in a study that does not receive the treatment being tested. Comparing the health of control animals with the health of treated animals allows researchers to evaluate the effects of a treatment more accurately.
control board → investigative board, committee that judges, committee designed to determine and criticize problems
control center → area where something is regulated or checked
control console → An enclosure displaying an array of switches, push buttons, lights, valves, various pressure gauges, and/or meters to control or monitor coiled tubing operating functions.
control experiment → experiment in which the variables are controlled so that the result of varying one factor at a time may be observed
control key → key which is pressed to execute a pre-defined computer command and does not create a regular printed character
control menu → menu which opens when the mouse is clicked on the upper left-hand corner of an application window in a Windows environment
control panel → panel where a user can change the system configurations, program in Windows which allows a user to define configurations
control point → reference point used as an aid in navigation
control program → computer program that executes supervisory functions and coordinates between other computer programs

control rod → n. steel or aluminum rod used to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
control room → center for testing the movement of planes, room in an airport observation post/tower
control signal → signals received and transmitted by the control unit of computer
control stick → rod used to control the movement of an aircraft
control system → system for regulating or directing something; pronunciation system
control tower → supervision tower, tower from which one can observe and inspect
control unit → unit which governs activity
control valve → mechanical device controlling the flow of a substance (liquid, gas, etc.)
controllability → n. extent to which someone or something can be controlled or managed
controllable → adj. able to be controlled, manageable, restrainable