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descontrolado

out of control

adjective des-kohn-troh-LAH-doh Rare

Also means

uncontrolled

Usage Note

Descontrolado is the past-participle adjective of descontrolar and describes someone or something that has lost or exceeded normal control. It agrees in gender and number: descontrolada, descontrolados. In informal speech desatado or desbocado can overlap in meaning; descontrolado is the most neutral of the three.

Examples

"El incendio estaba completamente descontrolado."

Natural Translation

The fire was completely out of control.

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