Asturian

edit

Verb

edit

controlar

  1. to control
  2. to check

Conjugation

edit

Catalan

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from French contrôler.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlí, past participle controlat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to control

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

Portuguese

edit

Etymology

edit

From French contrôler.

Pronunciation

edit
 
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧tro‧lar

Verb

edit

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlei, past participle controlado)

  1. (transitive) to control (to determine the behavior of)
    Este dispositivo controla o motor.This device controls the motor.
    Ele controla seus adversários.He controls his adversaries.
  2. (transitive) to keep under control
    Synonyms: conter, segurar
    A polícia conseguiu controlar os hooligans.The police kept the hooligans under control.
  3. (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)
    Synonyms: comandar, dirigir, governar
    O partido nazista controlou a Alemanha por uma década.The Nazi party governed Germany for a decade.
  4. (transitive, often takes a reflexive pronoun) to contain (to limit through restraint)
    Synonyms: conter, reter
    Controla sua raiva.Contain your anger.
  5. (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)
    Synonyms: conter, limitar, segurar
    Conseguimos controlar a inflação.We managed to limit inflation.

Conjugation

edit
edit

Spanish

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from French contrôler.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /kontɾoˈlaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tro‧lar

Verb

edit

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlé, past participle controlado)

  1. to control, to rein in
  2. to manage, to handle (e.g. managing symptoms, pain, stress or emotions)
  3. to monitor, to check, to supervise, to oversee, to verify, to regulate, to check on
  4. (reflexive) to be controlled, to be managed
  5. (reflexive) to be monitored, to be checked
  6. (reflexive) to get a grip (i.e. to control oneself)

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

Further reading

edit