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control

 
 
/kənˈtrəʊl/ noun

Translation

POWER [U] the power to make a person, organization, or object do what you want
güç, kontrol, hakimiyet
The new teacher has no control over the class. The police are in control of the situation. The place was in chaos, and nobody seemed to be in control. He lost control of the vehicle.1876
RULE [U] the power to rule or govern an area
yetki, idarî hakimiyet, yönetim yetkisi
Soldiers took control of the airport.676
under control being dealt with successfully
kontrol altında
Don't worry - everything's under control. I couldn't keep my drinking under control.1874
out of control If something or someone is out of control, you cannot influence, limit, or direct them.
kontrol dışı, kontrolden çıkmış, haddini aşan
The mob was completely out of control.969
RULE [C, U] a rule or law that limits something
(kural, kanun vb.) sınırlama, tahdit
The government has introduced tighter immigration controls.1872
CALM [U] the ability to be calm
kendi kendini denetleme, sakinliğini koruma
It took a lot of control to stop myself hitting him.1061
EQUIPMENT [C] a switch or piece of equipment that you use to operate a machine or vehicle
(araç, makina vb.) açma kapama düğmesi/levyesi, kumanda kolu
Where's the volume control on your stereo?1319
OFFICIAL PLACE [C, U] a place where something official, usually a document, is checked
(belge, kimlik vb.) denetlenen, konrtol edilen nokta/yer
passport/immigration control 68
IN EXPERIMENT a person or thing that is used to compare with someone or something that is having an experiment done on them → See also birth control → See also remote control → See also self-control2113
(Definition of control noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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