controlar

From French contrôler.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kon.tɾoˈla/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kun.tɾuˈla/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kon.tɾoˈlaɾ/

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, past participle controlat)

1. to control

• controlador

• control

From French contrôler.

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɾ)/, /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɾ)/, /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɻ)/

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

1. (transitive) to control (to determine the behaviour 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

   A polícia conseguiu controlar os hooligans. ― The police kept the hooligans under control.

   Synonyms: conter, segurar

3. (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)

   O partido nazista controlou a Alemanha por uma década. ― The Nazi party governed Germany for a decade.

   Synonyms: comandar, dirigir, governar

4. (transitive, often takes a reflexive pronoun) to contain (to limit through restraint)

   Controla sua raiva. ― Contain your anger.

   Synonyms: conter, reter

5. (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)

   Conseguimos controlar a inflação. ― We managed to limit inflation.

   Synonyms: conter, limitar, segurar

From French contrôler.

• IPA^(key): /kontɾoˈlaɾ/, [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]

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

1. to control