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control
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (power)
a. le contrôle (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The rebels had taken control of the city.Les rebelles avaient pris le contrôle de la ville.
a. le réglage (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The sound controls are on the back panel of the amplifier.Les réglages du son se trouvent sur le panneau arrière de l'amplificateur.
b. le commande (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
While touring the airplane's cockpit, the little girl was impressed by the number of controls.En visitant le cockpit de l’avion, la petite fille fut impressionnée par le nombre de commandes.
a. le contrôle (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The driver lost control of the vehicle.Le conducteur a perdu le contrôle du véhicule.
4. (sports)
a. le contrôle (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
That soccer player has great ball control.Cette joueuse de foot a un excellent contrôle du ballon.
a. le groupe témoin (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Without a control, it's difficult to interpret the results.En l’absence de groupe témoin, il est difficile d'interpréter les résultats.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. maîtriser
Lorraine tried to control her laughter during the meeting.Lorraine a essayé de maîtriser son rire pendant la réunion.
b. contenir
The security guards struggled to control the concertgoers at the stadium's entrance.Les agents de sécurité ont eu du mal à contenir les spectateurs à l'entrée du stade.
c. contrôler
The teacher had trouble controlling the class.Le professeur a eu du mal à contrôler la classe.
8. (to direct)
a. contrôler
The pilot could no longer control the plane.Le pilote n’arrivait plus à contrôler l’avion.
9. (to limit)
a. maîtriser
We've introduced a series of measures to control expenditures.Nous avons mis en place une série de mesures visant à maîtriser les dépenses.
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