controlo

Noun

1. (masculine) control (influence or authority over something)
2. (masculine) monitoring; inspection; regulation
3. (masculine) the act of preventing something from spreading or increasing
4. (masculine) anything which controls something else
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of controlo remoto (“remote control”)
6. (masculine) self-control; composure

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of controlar

controlar

1. (transitive) to control (to determine the behavior of)
2. (transitive) to keep under control
3. (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)
4. (often, pronominal, transitive) to contain (to limit through restraint)
5. (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)

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Opposite of

descontrolo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kõˈtɾo.lu/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: contrôle

In summary

Borrowed from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“register to verify accounts”). Doublet of control.

Concepts

control

supervision

oversight

Synonyms

controle

supervisão

vigilância

inspecção

Translations

control

controllo

έλεγχος

kontrola

contrôle

Kontrolle

denetim

kontrol

control

supervisión

imperium

autorità

überwachung

comando

supervision