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controle — 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.
  • controller noun A handheld device used to operate a video game or machine.
  • disposal noun The act of getting rid of something, especially waste.
  • dominance noun The state of being the most powerful, important, or influential.
  • flipper noun A wide, flat limb used for swimming, found on animals such as whales, seals, and turtles.
  • government noun The group of people with the authority to run a country, state or other area, who make and enforce its laws and policies.
  • remote adjective Far away in distance; hard to reach.

Senses

controle is used for these senses in English:

  • check A control; a limit or stop.
  • control (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
  • controller (computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.
  • controller (video games) A hardware device designed to allow the user to play video games.
  • disposal (uncountable) The power to use something or someone.
  • dominance The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
  • flipper (informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.
  • government (uncountable) The management or control of a system.

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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