control

Significado (Inglês)

Verb

1. (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
2. (transitive) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
3. (archaic, transitive) To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.
5. (transitive) To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
2. (countable, uncountable) The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
3. (countable, uncountable) Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
4. (countable, uncountable) A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
5. (countable, uncountable) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
6. (countable, uncountable) A control group or control experiment.
7. (countable, uncountable) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
8. (countable, uncountable) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
9. (countable, uncountable) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
10. (countable, uncountable) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
11. (countable, uncountable) A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
12. (countable) A checkpoint along an audax route.

Conceitos

controlar

controle

governar

reger

controlo

organização

governo

dominar

administração

comando

limitar

refrear

inspecionar

gestão

mando

directoria

examinar

exploração

fiscalizar

fixar a atenção em

força

frear

gerir

influência

inquérito

investigação

liderança

limitação

manutenção

moderar

nação

operar

país

pesquisa

pôr freio em

possessão

prestar a atenção

prova

provar

reino

reter

serenar

supervisão

supervisionar

teste

travar

verificar

canalizar

checar

direcção

Sinônimos

rule

govern

restrain

command

check

manage

authority

power

supervise

direct

restraint

curb

regulate

direction

management

regulation

supervision

dominate

reign

jurisdiction

administer

hold

influence

suppress

repress

verify

suppression

subdue

mastery

lead

inspection

administration

oversee

ascendancy

superintendence

moderate

operate

sway

master

domination

ascendance

inspect

monitor

superintend

conduct

government

dominion

order

discipline

contain

Traduções

contrôle

Kontrolle

controllo

contrôler

control

controlar

kontrollieren

controllare

έλεγχος

control

gouverner

beherrschen

Steuerung

steuern

dominare

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kənˈtɹəʊl/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: controllen

In summary

From Middle English controllen, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrārotulum (“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”).

Frases

For about six years I managed to control myself .

Por cerca de seis anos, consegui me controlar.

With age her control and power increased .

Com a idade, o controle e o poder aumentaram.

Costs , not unlike the senior series , were getting out of control .

Os custos, não muito diferentes da série sênior, estavam ficando fora de controle.

There may also be pollution control or waste treatment facilities or equipment .

Também pode haver instalações ou equipamentos de controle de poluição ou tratamento de resíduos.

Control an active connection multiplexing master process .

Controle um processo mestre de multiplexação de conexão ativa.

They are room staff who perform the work of admission and control , and seller-speaker.

Eles são funcionários da sala que realizam o trabalho de admissão e controle e alto-falante.