controlar
verbo transitivo
1 (dominar) [+situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to control
los rebeldes controlan ya todo el país the rebels now control the whole country; the rebels are now in control of the whole country; mis padres quieren controlarme la vida my parents want to control my life
no pudo controlar el impulso de pegarle he couldn't control the urge to hit him
medidas para controlar la calidad quality-control measures; los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control; no controlo muy bien ese tema I'm not very hot on that subject (familiar)
2 (vigilar)
inspectores para controlar el proceso electoral observers to monitor the electoral process; deberías controlar tu peso you should watch your weight
contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out; estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well
controla que no hierva el café make sure the coffee doesn't boil; see that the coffee doesn't boil
verbo intransitivo
he bebido tanto que ya no controlo I've drunk so much I can't see straight (familiar)
verbo pronominal
controlarse (dominarse) to control o.s. ¡no te exaltes, contrólate! don't get worked up, control yourself!; no pude controlarme y le dije todo lo que pensaba I couldn't control o stop o help myself and told him exactly what I thought; deberías controlarte con el tabaco you should watch how much you smoke; you should try and keep your smoking down
