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contrôler

to control, to check

verb kohn-troh-LEH Less Common
People & Society Government

Usage Note

Contrôler can mean both 'to oversee or govern' and 'to verify or inspect,' as in contrôler un billet (check a ticket). The reflexive se contrôler means 'to control oneself.' The derived noun is le contrôle (a check, an inspection, a test in school).

Examples

"Le contrôleur contrôle les billets."

Natural Translation

The inspector checks the tickets.

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