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controlar

to control, to check, to monitor

k o n t ɾ o ˈl a ɾ
control to control + ar Infinitive
verb Common #5,239
to control
SP: El gobierno quiere controlar los precios.
EN: The government wants to control prices.
to check, to monitor Often used when you mean checking or keeping an eye on something (not necessarily controlling it).
SP: Voy a controlar el correo para ver si llegó tu mensaje.
EN: I'm going to check my email to see if your message arrived.
Conjugation of controlar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First controlo —
Third controla controlan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First controlo —
Third controla controlan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second controla —
Third controle —
Present
controlando
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First controlaba —
Third controlaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First controlaba —
Third controlaba —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third controlará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third controlará —

Ella no puede controlar a sus niños.

She can't control her children.

Controlar la furia propia es una virtud.

Controlling one's own anger is a virtue.

No podemos controlar el día en que nacemos.

We cannot control the day we are born.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

De pronto supimos que era posible controlar la gravedad.

Suddenly we knew that it was possible to control gravity.

Si eres lo suficientemente valiente, puedes controlar tu destino.

If you are brave enough, you can control your destiny.

Pero hay cosas que podemos controlar.

But there are things we can control.

Quiero asegurarme de que vas a controlar la noche.

I want to make sure you're going to control the night.

No puedo controlar a Tom.

I can't control Tom.

Debemos controlar nuestras pasiones.

We must control our passions.

Aquel que busca controlar el destino nunca encontrará paz.

He who seeks to control destiny will never find peace.

Estás tratando de controlar la situación.

You are trying to control the situation.

El poder de controlar el tiempo.

The power to control time.

La ira es difícil de controlar.

Anger is difficult to control.

Podría quedarme aquí y controlar las cosas, si eso ayuda.

I could stay here and keep things under control, if that helps.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

No pude controlar mis lágrimas.

I couldn't control my tears.

No podemos controlar todo lo que pasará.

We cannot control everything that will happen.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Tomás no se pudo controlar al ver a María besando a Juan.

Tomás couldn't control himself when he saw María kissing Juan.

Ellos no pueden controlar a sus hijos.

They can’t control their children.

Eres un hombre, ¿no puedes controlar a tu mujer?

You're a man, can't you control your wife?

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

Con esta rueda de dirección, podemos controlar el fluido de agua.

With this steering wheel, we can control the flow of water.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Tom no pudo controlar su enfado.

Tom couldn't control his anger.

Ya no se podían controlar.

They could no longer be controlled.

A Tom no le gusta no ser capaz de controlar a María.

Tom doesn't like not being able to control María.

Tengo que controlar mi respiración.

I have to control my breathing.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)

En primer lugar, podemos controlar el espacio.

First, we can control the space.

— Núremberg (2025)

Sé lo difícil que es para un hombre controlar su pasión.

I know how difficult it is for a man to control his passion.

— Fallen angels (Ángeles caídos) (1995)

Bob no podía controlar su ira.

Bob couldn't control his anger.

Tom hizo lo que pudo para controlar su temperamento.

Tom did what he could to control his temper.

No todos podemos controlar nuestros poderes.

Not all of us can control our powers.

Tengo problemas para controlar mis impulsos.

I have trouble controlling my impulses.

Se hace difícil de controlar.

It becomes difficult to control.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Algo que no puedo controlar.

Something I can't control.

— Wicked (2024)

Estaba agotado, y no me quedaban fuerzas para controlar el avión.

I was exhausted, and I didn't have the strength left to control the plane.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Aprenda a controlarlo, si no le va a controlar.

Learn to control it, otherwise it won't control you.

Es para controlar a una paciente.

It’s to monitor a patient.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Lo mejor es no preocuparse por lo que no puedes controlar.

It's best not to worry about what you can't control.

Y si la policía viene a controlar ¿que le digo?

And if the police come to check, what should I tell them?

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Tom no se pudo controlar.

Tom couldn't control himself.

Vamos, mi amor, iremos a controlar tú y yo.

Come on, my love, you and I will go check.

Ella no puede controlar sus emociones.

She can't control her emotions.

Controlar.

Check.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

No podemos controlar el tiempo.

We can't control the weather.

Los cerdos macho son difíciles de controlar.

Male pigs are difficult to control.

— Asesinos (2015)

Ni siquiera puedes controlar tu propio destino.

You can't even control your own destiny.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Estoy tratando de controlar la situación.

I'm trying to control the situation.

— El botín (2026)

No puedo controlar los accidentes de sangre.

I can't control the blood accidents.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Tom no puede controlar a sus hijos.

Tom can't control his children.

A Tom no le gusta el no ser capaz de controlar a Mary.

Tom doesn't like not being able to control Mary.

Le fue muy difícil controlar sus emociones.

It was very difficult for him to control his emotions.

Aprenderá a meditar para controlar su dolor.

You will learn to meditate to control your pain.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Se sentó junto a la ventana para controlar a los que llegaban.

He sat by the window to keep an eye on those who were arriving.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Un observatorio regional será dirigido para controlar la ejecución del plan.

A regional observatory will be managed to monitor the implementation of the plan.

No me puedo controlar.

I can't control myself.

Lo voy a controlar enseguida.

I’ll check it right away.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Tenemos que controlar la situación, o estaremos en quiebra.

We need to get the situation under control, or we'll go bankrupt.

— M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (1931)

El maestro no nos puede controlar.

The teacher can't control us.

Debemos saber todo, debemos controlar todo.

We must know everything, we must control everything.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Lo puedo controlar.

I can control it.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Porque tenemos más gente de la que podemos controlar.

Because we have more people than we can control.

Tom no pudo controlar sus emociones.

Tom couldn't control his emotions.

Ya no se pudieron controlar.

They could no longer be controlled.

Dr. McCoy, debe aprender a controlar sus pasiones.

Dr. McCoy, you must learn to control your passions.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

No puedes controlar lo que el destino nos depara.

You can't control what fate has in store for us.

— Bullet Train (2022)

La caza sirve para controlar la población de ciertos animales.

Hunting is used to control the population of certain animals.

Desearía poder averiguar cómo controlar mi apetito.

I wish I could figure out how to control my appetite.