# controlar
## Asturian
### Verb

controlar
* to control
* to check

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French contrôler.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kun.tɾuˈla]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kon.tɾoˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kon.tɾoˈlaɾ]

### Verb

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlí, past participle controlat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (transitive) to control
* (transitive) to monitor
    Synonym: vigilar
* (transitive) to inspect, to audit
    Synonyms: examinar, verificar
* (reflexive) control oneself

#### Derived terms

* controlable
* controlador
* descontrolar

#### Related terms

* control

### Further reading

* “controlar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From French contrôler.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.tɾoˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾoˈla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.tɾoˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾoˈla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.tɾoˈla(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.tɾoˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾoˈla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.tɾoˈla(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɾuˈlaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɾuˈlaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɾuˈla.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: con‧tro‧lar

### Verb

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlei, past participle controlado)
* (transitive) to control (to determine the behavior of)
    Este dispositivo controla o motor. ― This device controls the motor.
    Ele controla seus adversários. ― He controls his adversaries.
* (transitive) to keep under control
    Synonyms: conter, segurar
    A polícia conseguiu controlar os hooligans. ― The police kept the hooligans under control.
* (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)
    Synonyms: comandar, dirigir, governar
    O partido nazista controlou a Alemanha por uma década. ― The Nazi party governed Germany for a decade.
* (transitive, often pronominal) to contain (to limit through restraint)
    Synonyms: conter, reter
    Controla sua raiva. ― Contain your anger.
* (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)
    Synonyms: conter, limitar, segurar
    Conseguimos controlar a inflação. ― We managed to limit inflation.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* controlacionista
* controlado
* controlador
* controladoria
* controlável
* controle
* controlismo
* controlo
* descontrole

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French contrôler.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kontɾoˈlaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧tro‧lar

### Verb

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlé, past participle controlado)
* to control, to rein in
* to manage, to handle (e.g. managing symptoms, pain, stress or emotions)
* to monitor, to check, to supervise, to oversee, to verify, to regulate, to check on
* (reflexive) to be controlled, to be managed
* (reflexive) to be monitored, to be checked
* (reflexive) to get a grip (i.e. to control oneself)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* autocontrolarse
* controlable
* controlador

#### Related terms

* control
* descontrolar

### Further reading

* “controlar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10