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| méd. piqûre {f} | sting [of an insect] | |
| entom. T | | |
| happer qc. | to catch sth. [insect etc.] | |
| agr. hort. nuisible {m} | pest [destructive insect or caterpillar] | |
| agr. parasite {m} | pest [destructive insect or caterpillar] | |
| nucl. tech. SCRAM {noun} [arrêt en urgence d'un réacteur nucléaire] [acronyme de safety control rod axe man, safety cut rope axe man] | SCRAM [emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor] [acronym for safety control rod axe man, safety cut rope axe man] | |
| piquer (qn./qc.) [insecte] | to sting (sb./sth.) [insect] | |
| pol. autorité {f} | rule [control] | |
| juguler qc. [inflation, épidémie] | to contain sth. [control] | |
| maîtriser qc. [émotion, passion] | to contain sth. [control] | |
| craquer [fam.] [personne] | to snap [lose self-control suddenly] | |
| très étroit {adj} [surveillance, contrôle] | continuous {adj} [monitoring, control] | |
| lâcher les rênes [fig.] | to let go [of control] | |
| entom. nervure {f} | nervure [vein in the wing of an insect] | |
| circonscrire qc. [limiter] | to contain sth. [bring sth. under control] | |
| réfréner qc. [aussi : refréner] | to contain sth. [control or restrain] | |
| prendre qc. [contrôle] | to assume sth. [take over] [e.g. control] | |
| sport possession {m} du ballon | ball control [also: control of the ball] [team possession] | |
| RadioTV zapper [fam.] | to channel hop [coll.] [flick through the channels with a remote control] | |
| inform. joystick {m} | joystick [computer console's control lever] | |
| retenue {f} [réserve, dignité] | restraint [reserve, self-control] | |
| général {adj} [contrôle, impression] | overall [control, impression] | |
| qualité tech. feuille {f} d'épreuve | check sheet [one of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality Control] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de la Montagne-Blanche [1620] | Battle of White Mountain [1620] [defeat of the Bohemian Revolt, ensuring Habsburg control for the next 300 years] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} d'indépendance espagnole [1808-1814] | Spanish War of Independence [1808-1814] [also: Peninsular War] [military conflict fought by Spain, UK and Portugal against France for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars] | |
| hist. mil. naut. expédition {f} de Penobscot [1779] | Penobscot Expedition [1779] [US naval armada sent to reclaim control of mid-coast Maine from the British. Resulted in worse US naval defeat before Pearl Habor] | |
| hist. mil. pol. Commune {f} de Paris [1871] | Paris Commune [1871] [after the Franco-Prussion War, soldiers of the National Guard seized control of the city and attempted to establish an independent government] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Brouwershaven [1426] | Battle of Brouwershaven [in 1426, was part of the (1345-1490) wars over control of the Low Countries and resulted in victory for the Duke of Burgundy against mainly English forces] | |
| adm. œnol. appellation {f} d'origine contrôlée <AOC> | appellation d'origine contrôlée <AOC> [The quality-control system imposed on the production of higher quality wines] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} des Deux-Roses | War of the Roses [series of civil wars in England between 1455 and 1487, when the House of Lancaster and the House of York fought for control of the throne of England] | |