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controllare

check

verb kohn-trohl-LAH-reh Less Common
Grammar & Structure

Also means

control

Usage Note

Controllare most often means to check or verify, not just to dominate, so controllare l'email is 'to check the email'. The double -ll- must be pronounced long, and the reflexive controllarsi means to control oneself.

Examples

"Devo controllare i conti."

Natural Translation

I need to check the accounts.

Literal Translation

I-must check the accounts.

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