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control

control

noun kon-TROHL Common
People & Society Government

Origin: From French contrôle, itself from medieval Latin contrarotulus (counter-roll used for checking accounts).

Also means

checkpoint

Usage Note

Control retains its French-derived final -l, which Spanish speakers fully pronounce: kon-TROHL. Beyond 'control' in the abstract sense, it means a physical 'checkpoint' (control de pasaportes). The derived verb is controlar. The plural controles is regular.

Examples

"El piloto perdió el control del avión."

Natural Translation

The pilot lost control of the plane.

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