| Traduções principais |
| control n | (authority) (autoridade) | controle sm |
| | The principal has control over his school. |
| | O diretor tem autoridade sobre a sua escola. |
| mastery n | (of skill) | mestria, maestria sf |
| | | domínio, controle sm |
| | It took Bill years to reach mastery of his craft. |
| joystick n | (aircraft, tank, etc.: control lever) | joystick, controle sm |
| | The pilot pulled back the joystick to stop the plane going into a nosedive. |
| | O piloto puxou o joystick para trás para impedir que o avião entrasse em queda livre. |
| control n | (restraint, self-control) | controle sm |
| | The witness showed great control under cross-examination. |
| | A testemunha mostrou grande controle sob interrogatório. |
| direction n | (management) | administração sf |
| | (BRA) | controle sm |
| | | direção sf |
| | | gerência sf |
| | Under Karen's direction, the company's profits soared. |
| | Sob a administração de Karen, os lucros da empresa dispararam. |
| control n | (machine) | controle sf |
| | | comando sm |
| | The pilot started working the controls of the plane. |
| | O piloto começou a operar os controles do avião. |
| | O piloto começou a operar o comando do avião. |
| controller n | (regulating mechanism) (máquina) | controle sm |
| | | aparelho regulador sm |
| | The controller regulates how quickly the wheel spins and for how long. |
| | O controle regula a rapidez com que a roda gira e por quanto tempo. |
| grip n | figurative (power, hold) | controle sm |
| | | poder sm |
| | The coach kept his athletes firmly in his grip. |
| | O treinador mantinha seus atletas firmemente em seu controle. |
| Traduções complementares |
| control n | (standard) (padrão) | controle sm |
| | We must follow all regulatory controls. |
| | Devemos seguir todos os controles regulatórios. |
| control n | (domination) (dominação) | controle sm |
| | The island came under state control. |
| | A ilha ficou sob controle do estado. |
| control n | (regulating device) (aparelho) | controle sm |
| | The temperature control is broken. |
| | O controle de temperatura está quebrado. |
| control n | (prevention) (prevenção) | controle sm |
| | Pest control is difficult in hot climates. |
| | O controle de pragas é difícil em climas quentes. |
| control n | (sports: skill) (habilidade) | controle sm |
| | That pitcher has incredible control. |
| | O arremessador tem um controle incrível. |
| charge n | (control) | comando sm |
| | | controle sm |
| | The manager has charge of two shops. |
| | O gerente tem o comando de duas lojas. |
| mastery n | (of opponents) | domínio, controle sm |
| | (POR) | controlo sm |
| | The martial artist worked hard to achieve mastery over his opponents. |
| a check on sth/sb n | (person, thing that restrains) | controle sm |
| | | supervisão sf |
| | The U.S. Congress acts as a check on the president. |
| | O Congresso dos EUA atua como um controle do presidente. |
grip,
grip on sth n | figurative (sanity) (figurado: sanidade) | controle sm |
| | | contato sm |
| | It was too much for John, and he felt that he was beginning to lose his grip. |
| | Era demais para John, e ele sentiu que estava começando a perder o controle. |
| slider n | (control knob that slides) (interruptor que desliza) | controle sm |
| | The scientist turned the machine on with the slider. |
| Formas compostas: |
| at the helm adv | figurative (in charge) | no controle loc adv |
| | After five years, he is now at the helm of his unit. |
| | Depois de cinco anos, ele agora está no comando de sua unidade. |
| automatic control n | (system: not manual) (BRA) | controle automático loc sm |
| | (POR) | controlo automático loc sm |
| | My garden sprinklers work by automatic control. |
| automatic gain control n | (electronic device) (CAG) | controle automático de ganho loc sm |
| baggage check n | (security inspection of luggage) | controle de segurança sm |
| | They stopped me at the baggage check when the scanner picked up something strange. |
be in the driver's seat,
take the driver's seat,
have the driver's seat,
be in the driving seat v expr | figurative (have control) | estar no controle expres |
| | If he thinks he can lead the team better, let him have the driver's seat. |
| birth control n | (contraception) (BRA) | controle de natalidade loc sm |
| | (formal) | contracepção sf |
| | (POR) | controlo de natalidade loc sm |
| | There are many methods of birth control. |
| | Há muitos métodos de controle de natalidade. |
| come undone vi + adj | figurative (lose all control) | perder o controle loc v |
| | If you don't take some time off work to relax you're going to come undone. |
| console n | (games: control unit) (do vídeo games) | painel de controle loc sm |
| | What kind of console will this game work on? |
| control group n | (in a scientific study) | grupo de controle loc sm |
| control panel n | (dashboard) | painel de controle loc sm |
| control panel n | (computing: settings) | painel de controle loc sm |
| control tower n | (for airplane traffic) | torre de controle sf |
| | Before the airplanes collided, the control tower alerted them that they were too close. |
| dashboard n | (car's instrument panel) | painel de controle sm |
| | | painel de instrumentos, quadro de instrumentos loc sm |
| | The dashboard had a speedometer and a rev counter. |
| | O painel de controle tem um velocímetro e um conta-rotações. |
| ERM n | initialism (European Exchange Rate Mechanism) (abrev de) | Mecanismo de Controle Cambial loc sm |
| | The ERM was established in 1979. |
| fly off the handle v expr | figurative, informal (lose temper) | perder o controle expres v |
| | My dad flew off the handle when I told him I'd crashed the car. |
| get a grip! interj | figurative, slang (you are overreacting, control yourself) | controle-se!, contenha-se! interj |
| | It's nothing to get so worked up about – get a grip! |
| | Não é nada para ficar assim tão alarmado, controle-se! |
| get out of hand v expr | informal (become uncontrolled) | sair do controle expres |
| | The party got out of hand, and a neighbour called the police. |
| have in hand v expr | figurative (have under control) | sob controle expres |
| | We have the matter in hand. |
| hold sth in check v expr | (control, restrain) (emoção: controlar) | manter algo sob controle expres v |
| | | conter vt |
| | He had to hold his anger in check when his son wrecked the car. |
| in the saddle adv | figurative, informal (in charge, in control) (figurado) | no poder, no controle, na liderança, na chefia loc adv |
| | The company have announced that there will soon be a new man in the saddle. |
| keep sth in check v expr | (control) (figurado: controlar) | segurar vt |
| | | manter algo sob controle expres v |
| | The European Central Bank has kept inflation in check. |
| out of control adv | (wild, unrestrained) | fora de controle loc adv |
| | The child was screaming and stamping his feet, quite out of control. |
| out of control adj | (unrestrained, wild) | fora de controle loc adv |
| | You're just an out-of-control brat! |
| out of hand adv | (uncontrolled) | sair do controle expres |
| | When the fight got out of hand the barman called the police. |
| override n | (device for overriding) (aparelho para anulação) | controle manual sm |
| | | tecla anular sf |
| | The system is functioning automatically; if you need manual control, hit the override. |
| | O sistema está funcionando automaticamente; se precisar controlar manualmente, pressione o controle manual. |
| pest control n | (rats, insects: extermination) | controle de pragas sm |
| | Organic farmers use natural pest control. |
| remote n | informal, abbreviation (electronic device: remote control) (BRA, TV) | controle remoto sm |
| | | comando sm |
| | | telecomando sm |
| | Give me the remote so I can choose a channel. |
| | Dê-me o controle remoto para que eu escolha um canal. |
| switchboard n | (telephone interconnection) (BRA) | central telefônica loc sf |
| | (POR) | central telefónica loc sf |
| | | painel de controle loc sm |
| | The new receptionist soon learnt how to operate the switchboard. |
| take the bull by the horns v expr | figurative (tackle a task bravely) (figurado: enfrentar corajosamente) | pegar o touro pelos chifres expres |
| | | enfrentar situação, assumir controle de situação expres |
| | Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. |
| under control adv | (being managed) | sob controle loc adv |
| | Don't worry, I've got everything under control here at the office. |
| well in hand adv | figurative (under control) | sob controle adv |
| | I don't need any help: I've got matters well in hand. |
| zapper n | slang (TV remote control) | controle remoto loc sm |
| | Eric pressed a button on the zapper to change channels. |