contrôler
Meaning
- to check or examine
- to control
Concepts
have control over
keep in line
tie up in a bundle
crack down on
Synonyms
mettre sur écoute
rassembler en paquet
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃.tʁo.le/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French contreroller, contreroler, from contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”), from Latin contrā (“against, opposite”) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (“roll, a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).
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