controlo
Catalan
Verb
controlo
- first-person singular present indicative form of controlar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“register to verify accounts”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kõ.ˈtɾo.lu/
Noun
controlo m (plural controlos) (chiefly Portugal)
- control (influence or authority over something)
- Tenho controlo sobre meus filhos.
- I have control over my children.
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- monitoring; inspection; regulation
- Controlo de tráfego; controlo de qualidade.
- Traffic control; quality control.
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- the act of preventing something from spreading or increasing
- Controlo de natalidade; controlo de pragas.
- Birth control; pest control.
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- anything which controls something else
- O cérebro é o controlo do corpo.
- The brain is the body’s control.
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- (specifically) remote control (device used to operate a device from a short distance)
- Me dê o controlo da televisão.
- Give me the television’s remote.
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- self-control; composure
- Perdi o controlo durante a aula e surtei.
- I lost control during class and flipped out.
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Synonyms
- (remote control): controlo remoto
- (self-control): Thesaurus:compostura
Antonyms
- (influence or authority over something): descontrole
- (self-control): descontrole
Derived terms
Related terms
- controlacionista
- controlado
- controlador
- controladoria
- controlar
- controlável
- controlismo
- descontrole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kõ.ˈtɾɔ.lu/
Verb
controlo
Spanish
Verb
controlo
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