Also means
check
Usage Note
Kontrolle leans toward 'inspection/check' (eine Passkontrolle) as much as 'control'. The false-friend trap: 'to control' a process is often steuern or regeln, while kontrollieren mostly means to inspect.
Examples
"Die Polizei macht eine Kontrolle."
Natural Translation
The police are doing a check.
Literal Translation
The police makes a check.
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