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/kənˈtɹəʊl/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl/

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noun

Contrôle, autorité

Influence or authority over something.

Examples :

"The government has complete control over the situation."

Le gouvernement a le contrôle complet de la situation.

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Groupe témoin

A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent.

Examples :

"The control group in the science experiment received no fertilizer, allowing the researchers to compare their plant growth to the experimental group that did receive fertilizer. "

Le groupe témoin de l'expérience scientifique n'a reçu aucun engrais, ce qui a permis aux chercheurs de comparer leur croissance végétale au groupe expérimental qui en a reçu.

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Contrôle, commande

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

Examples :

"The control for the projector is a small button on the side. "

La commande du projecteur est un petit bouton sur le côté.

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Maîtrise, contrôle de soi

Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.

Examples :

"Losing her temper quickly, she lacked the control to calmly discuss the problem with her boss. "

Perdant rapidement son sang-froid, elle manquait de maîtrise pour discuter calmement du problème avec son patron.

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Mécanisme de sécurité, mesure de protection

A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.

Examples :

"The school's new access control system is a crucial security control. "

Le nouveau système de contrôle d'accès de l'école est une mesure de sécurité cruciale.

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Contrôle, suivi

(project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.

Examples :

"The project manager's control system helped identify the delays in the school's fundraising campaign and triggered actions to get back on schedule. "

Le système de contrôle du chef de projet a permis d'identifier les retards dans la campagne de collecte de fonds de l'école et a déclenché des actions pour respecter le calendrier.

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Contrôle, vérification

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.

Examples :

"The accounting department keeps a control book to check the accuracy of the main sales register. "

Le service comptable tient un livre de contrôle pour vérifier l'exactitude du registre principal des ventes.

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Élément d'interface

An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.

Examples :

"The teacher used the control on the computer screen to change the slide in her presentation. "

L'enseignante a utilisé l'élément d'interface sur l'écran de l'ordinateur pour changer de diapositive dans sa présentation.

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noun

Facteurs climatiques

Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.

Examples :

"The controls on our region's climate are important to understand when choosing where to plant our crops. "

Il est important de comprendre les facteurs climatiques de notre région pour choisir où planter nos cultures.

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Contrôle

A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.

Examples :

"The control group in the science experiment received no treatment. "

Le groupe de contrôle dans l'expérience scientifique n'a reçu aucun traitement.

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verb

Contrôler, maîtriser

To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Examples :

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

Avec une simple télécommande, il pouvait contrôler le camion jouet.

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verb

Contrôler

(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.

Examples :

"To study the effect of extra sleep on test scores, the teacher controlled for the amount of homework assigned. "

Pour étudier l'effet du sommeil supplémentaire sur les résultats aux tests, le professeur a contrôlé la quantité de devoirs assignés.

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