control

/konˈtɾol/, [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]

control


Noun control m (plural controles)

  1. control, or running of a business
  2. control of a machine
  3. control or emotional restraint, self-control
  4. (Latin America) remote control
  5. (video games, Latin America) controller, gamepad, joypad
  6. (medicine) checkup

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Las cosas se salieron de control.

    Things got out of hand.

  • Hay un control remoto abajo del sofá.

    There is a TV remote control under the couch.

  • Todo está bajo control.

    Everything's under control.

  • Siento haber perdido el control.

    I'm sorry I lost my temper.

  • Pensé que teníamos eso bajo control.

    I thought we had that under control.

  • Tom tomó un curso de control de la ira.

    Tom took a class to learn how to manage his anger.

  • Los artículos anteriores son una pequeña fracción de la información pública concerniente a la naturaleza abortiva del comúnmente llamado control anticonceptivo de la natalidad.

    The above articles are a small sample of public information regarding the abortifacient nature of most so-called contraception birth control.

  • La multitud se salió de control y pasó por sobre la cerca.

    The crowd got out of control and broke through the fence.

  • Lo tenemos bajo control.

    We've got it under control.

  • Hazte con el control.

    Take command.

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