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contrôle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
  • controlled adjective Kept in check; restrained rather than let loose.

Senses

contrôle is used for these senses in English:

  • check An inspection or examination.
  • check A control; a limit or stop.
  • control (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
  • control The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
  • controlled (medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

control — full definition

  1. verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
  2. noun Power or authority to direct or manage something.
  3. noun A device such as a button, lever, or switch used to operate a machine.
  4. noun A group or sample used as a baseline for comparison in an experiment.

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