Meanings
nounremote control (countable and uncountable, plural remote controls)
plural remote controls
- countableA device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian - uncountableA means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.
The bomb was detonated by remote control.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.
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nouna device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
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Translations
Afrikaans afstandsbeheerder
- afstandsbeheerderdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Arabic تَحَكُّم مِن بُعْد
- تَحَكُّم مِن بُعْد (taḥakkum min buʕd)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Basque urrutiko kontrol, urrutiko aginte
- urrutiko kontroldevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- urrutiko agintedevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- telekomandodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Bengali দূরবর্তী নিয়ন্ত্রণ
- দূরবর্তী নিয়ন্ত্রণ (durborti niẏontron)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Bulgarian дистанцио́нно управле́ние, дистанцио́нно управле́ние
- дистанцио́нно управле́ние (distanciónno upravlénie)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- дистанцио́нно управле́ние (distanciónno upravlénie)doing something from a distance
Catalan comandament a distància, control remot
- comandament a distànciadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- control remotdoing something from a distance
Chinese Mandarin 遙控器 /遥控器, 遙控板 /遥控板
- 遙控器 /遥控器 (yáokòngqì)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- 遙控板 /遥控板 (yao² kong⁴ ban³)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- 遙控 /遥控 (yáokòng)doing something from a distance
- 遠程控制 /远程控制doing something from a distance
Czech dálkový ovladač, dálkové ovládání
- dálkový ovladačdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- dálkové ovládánídoing something from a distance
Danish fjernbetjening, fjernstyring
- fjernbetjeningdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- fjernstyringdoing something from a distance
- fjernbetjeningdoing something from a distance
Dutch afstandsbediening
- afstandsbedieningdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Esperanto teleregilo
- teleregilodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Estonian kaugjuhtimispult
- kaugjuhtimispultdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Finnish kauko-ohjain, kaukosäädin
- kauko-ohjaindevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- kaukosäädindevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- kauko-ohjausdoing something from a distance
French télécommande, manette
- télécommandedevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- manettedevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
German Fernsteuerung, Fernbedienung
- Fernsteuerungdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- Fernbedienungdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- Fernsteuerungdoing something from a distance
Greek τηλεχειριστήριο
- τηλεχειριστήριο (tilecheiristírio)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Hebrew שלט-רחוק, שלט
- שלט-רחוק (shlat-rakhók)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- שלט (shalát)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Hindi दूरस्थ नियंत्रण, रिमोट कंट्रोल
- दूरस्थ नियंत्रण (dūrasth niyantraṇ)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- रिमोट कंट्रोल (rimoṭ kaṇṭrol)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Hungarian távirányító, távirányítás
- távirányítódevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- távirányításdoing something from a distance
- távvezérlésdoing something from a distance
Icelandic fjarstýring
- fjarstýringdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Indonesian pengendali jarak jauh, remot
- pengendali jarak jauhdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- remotdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Irish cianrialtán
- cianrialtándevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Italian telecomando
- telecomandodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Japanese リモートコントロール, リモコン
- リモートコントロール (rimōto kontorōru)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- リモコン (rimokon)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- 遠隔操作 (enkaku sōsa)doing something from a distance
Korean 리모트 컨트롤, 리모컨
- 리모트 컨트롤 (rimoteu keonteurol)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- 리모컨 (rimokeon)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- 원격조종 (won'gyeokjojong)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- 원격조작 (won'gyeokjojak)doing something from a distance
Latvian tālvadība, tālvadības pults
- tālvadībadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- tālvadības pultsdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Lithuanian distancinis valdymas
- distancinis valdymasdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Malay alat kawalan jauh
- alat kawalan jauhdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Norwegian Bokmål fjernkontroll, fjernkontroll m fjernstyring
- fjernkontrolldevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- fjernkontroll m fjernstyringdoing something from a distance
Polish pilot, pilot zdalnego sterowania
- pilotdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- pilot zdalnego sterowaniadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- zdalne sterowaniedoing something from a distance
Portuguese controle, controle remoto
- controledevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- controle remotodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- controlo remotodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- comandodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- telecomandodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- controle remotodoing something from a distance
Romanian telecomandă, teleghidaj
- telecomandădevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- teleghidajdoing something from a distance
Russian пульт дистанцио́нного управле́ния, ПДУ
- пульт дистанцио́нного управле́ния (pulʹt distanciónnovo upravlénija)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- ПДУ (PDU)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- пульт (pulʹt)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- дистанцио́нное управле́ние (distanciónnoje upravlénije)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- дистанцио́нное управле́ние (distanciónnoje upravlénije)doing something from a distance
Scottish Gaelic uidheam-smachd cèin
- uidheam-smachd cèindevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Slovak diaľkový ovládač
- diaľkový ovládačdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Spanish control remoto, control
- control remotodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- controldevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- mando a distanciadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- mandodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- telemandodevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- control remotodoing something from a distance
Swahili kidhibitimbali, kitanzambali
- kidhibitimbalidevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- kitanzambalidevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Swedish fjärrkontroll, dosa
- fjärrkontrolldevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- dosadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- fjärrstyrningdoing something from a distance
Tamil தொலையியக்கி, ரிமோட்
- தொலையியக்கி (tolaiyiyakki)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- ரிமோட் (rimōṭ)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Thai รีโมตคอนโทรล, รีโมต
- รีโมตคอนโทรล (rii-mòot-kɔn-trool)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- รีโมต (rii-mòot)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Turkish kumanda, uzaktan kumanda
- kumandadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- uzaktan kumandadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- televizyon kumandasıdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Ukrainian пульт дистанці́йного керува́ння, дистанці́йне керува́ння
- пульт дистанці́йного керува́ння (pulʹt dystancíjnoho keruvánnja)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- дистанці́йне керува́ння (dystancíjne keruvánnja)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- пульт (pulʹt)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- дистанці́йне керува́ння (dystancíjne keruvánnja)doing something from a distance
Urdu ریموٹ کَنْٹْرول
- ریموٹ کَنْٹْرول (remoṭ kanṭrol)device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Vietnamese điều khiển từ xa, điều khiển
- điều khiển từ xadevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- điều khiểndevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- rì-mốtdevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
Welsh teclyn troi, teclyn
- teclyn troidevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- teclyndevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- rheolydd pelldevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- rheolaeth belldoing something from a distance
Zulu isiqhebezakude
- isiqhebezakudedevice used to operate an appliance from a short distance
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