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controlo.

control (influence or authority over something)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kõˈtɾo.lu/Brazil/kõˈtɾo.lu/Portugal
  1. control (influence or authority over something)

    masculine
    Tenho controlo sobre os meus filhos.
  2. monitoring; inspection; regulation

    masculine
    Controlo de tráfego; controlo de qualidade.
  3. the act of preventing something from spreading or increasing

    masculine
    Controlo de natalidade; controlo de pragas.
  4. anything which controls something else

    masculine
    O cérebro é o controlo do corpo.
  5. ellipsis of controlo remoto (“remote control”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
    Me dê o controlo da televisão.
  6. self-control; composure

    masculine
    Perdi o controlo durante a aula e surtei.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“register to verify accounts”). Doublet of control.

verb/kõˈtɾɔ.lu/Brazil/kõˈtɾɔ.lu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of controlar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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