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/kɔ̃tʁol/
Translation
control, check, test
Word origin
From Old French contrerole ('a duplicate register used for checking'), from contre ('against') and role ('roll, register'), itself from Latin rotulus ('little wheel, roll').
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- contrerole
- English cognates
- control
Grammar
Examples
l' .
The police carried out checks at the entrance to the festival.
mouillée.
We lost control of the car on the wet road.
maths .
The pupils have a maths test on Friday morning.
l' tempête.
The pilot keeps control of the plane despite the storm.
, .
Keep your composure, do not answer his harsh words.
Controle est un nom masculin avec plusieurs sens : le controle (verification), la maitrise ou domination (perdre le controle), et en contexte scolaire un controle (un test, un devoir sur table). Hors de controle (out of control) est une expression tres frequente.
Controle continu (continuous assessment) s'oppose aux examens ponctuels. Prendre le controle (to take control) et rester sous controle (to remain under control) sont des constructions verbales courantes. Autocontrole (self-control) est un derive formel.
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