control
[+animal] maîtriser
[+child] se faire obéir de
I couldn't control the horse. Je ne suis pas arrivé à maîtriser le cheval.
He can't control the class. Il n'arrive pas à se faire obéir de sa classe.
[+emotions] dominer
→ I find it hard to control my temper sometimes.
to control o.s. se contrôler
[+inflation] maîtriser
→ the government's failure to control inflation
[+illness] enrayer
→ He had discovered a way of controlling cancer of the prostate.
[+fire] maîtriser
→ It took a hundred fire-fighters to control the blaze.
[+company, newspaper] être à la tête de, diriger
→ His family had controlled The Times for more than a century.
[+equipment, system] commander
→ ... computer systems which control the lighting, heating and security of your home.
n
[+organization, place] contrôle f
→ Political control over colonies also proved useful.
to be in control
[person]
[+situation] être maître (maîtresse) de la situation
→ He wanted to be seen to be in control.
to be in control of sth [+situation, car] être maître (maîtresse) de qch, maîtriser
→ Man was not yet in control of his environment.
(=in charge of) être responsable de qch
→ when she was under ten, when I was in control of what she ate.
to take control of sth [+situation] se rendre maître (maîtresse) de qch
[+company] acquérir une participation majoritaire dans qch
→ Earlier this year the bank took control of a Toledo television
to gain control of o.s. réussir à se maîtriser
→ She had gained control of herself, had managed to stop crying
to keep control
[+person, child] se faire obéir
He can't keep control of the class. Il n'arrive pas à se faire obéir de sa classe.
to lose control perdre le contrôle
He lost control of the car. Il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule.
to be under control
[crowd, situation] être maîtrisé (e)
everything is under control j'ai (or il a etc) la situation en main
to be out of control
[crowd, situation, fire] être incontrôlable
→ The fire was now out of control.
→ the situation was out of control when 500 refugees invaded the tunnel
The car went out of control. J'ai (or il a etc) perdu le contrôle du véhicule.
beyond our control indépendant (e) de notre volonté
circumstances beyond our control raisons indépendantes de notre volonté
→ circumstances beyond our control have forced us to sell the estate.
due to circumstances beyond our control en raison de circonstances indépendantes de notre volonté
→ Due to circumstances beyond our control we are not able to access the facilities.
controls
[+machine, vehicle] commandes fpl
→ She explained the controls of the washing machine.
at the controls
[+car, plane] aux commandes
→ The helicopter landed with Prince Charles at the controls.
(=restrictions) (on prices, wages, weapons)
contrôle m → ... government price controls.
air traffic control
n contrôle m aérien, contrôle m du trafic aérien
arms control
n contrôle m des armements
birth control
n contrôle m des naissances
→ new methods of birth control
climate control
n (in car or building)
(=air conditioning) climatisation f
→ Does your car have climate control?
control freak *, pejorative
n
He's a control freak. Il veut tout régenter.
control group
n groupe m témoin
→ The same tests were carried out on a control group.
control key
n (COMPUTING) touche f de commande
control panel
n (on aircraft, ship)
tableau m de commandes
control room
n
[+ship] salle f des commandes
control tower
n (at airport)
tour f de contrôle
cost control
n contrôle m des coûts
credit control
n encadrement m du crédit
→ ... credit controls on Britain's financial system.
dual-control
adj
[car] à double commande
exchange control
n contrôle m des changes
exchange controls les contrôles des changes
→ He pegged the peso to the dollar, abolished exchange controls
ground control
n (at airport)
contrôle m au sol
gun control
n contrôle m des armes à feu
→ He called for gun control and other measures to keep guns out of the hands of children.
→
gun control laws
gun control laws
npl lois fpl sur le contrôle des armes à feu
→ France has tight gun-control laws for handguns, but not for hunting rifles.
→ They called for stricter gun control laws.
insect pest control
n désinsectisation f
inventory control
n contrôle m des stocks
mission control
n centre m de mission
passport control
n contrôle m des passeports
→ I got a boarding pass and we rushed to passport control.
pest control
n
(=killing of foxes, rats, mice) lutte f contre les nuisibles
Hunting is not only about pest control La chasse n'est pas seulement une question de lutte contre les nuisibles.
→ gamekeepers involved in legitimate pest control
(=killing of insects, slugs) lutte f contre les ravageurs
→
insect pest control
→
pest control department
→
pest control officer
pest control department
n service m de lutte contre les nuisibles
→ He works for the local council in the pest control department.
pest control officer
n préposé (e) m/f à la lutte contre les nuisibles
price control
n contrôle m des prix
quality control
n contrôle m de qualité
remote control
n
(=device) (for TV, hi-fi)
télécommande f
(=technique) commande f à distance
The missile is guided by remote control. Le missile est téléguidé.
riot control
n répression f des émeutes
riot-control
modif antiémeute
self-control
n maîtrise f de soi
state control
n contrôle m de l'État
state control of communications le contrôle des communications par l'État
freedom from state control indépendance par rapport à l'État
→ before the church won its freedom from state control
stock control
n contrôle m des stocks
traffic control tower
n tour f de contrôle
volume control
n contrôle m du volume