Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.

    Fernsteuerung, Fernbedienung

    пульт дистанцио́нного управле́нияpulʹt distanciónnovo upravlénija, ПДУPDU, пультpulʹt

    пульт дистанці́йного керува́нняpulʹt dystancíjnoho keruvánnja, дистанці́йне керува́нняdystancíjne keruvánnja, пультpulʹt

    a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

  2. (uncountable)A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.

    The bomb was detonated by remote control.

    Fernsteuerung

    дистанцио́нное управле́ниеdistanciónnoje upravlénije

    дистанці́йне керува́нняdystancíjne keruvánnja

Examples

49 sentences
  1. The TV remote control is under the couch.

    Пульт від телевізора під диваном. — Ahha

    ruПульт от телевизора под диваном. — al_ex_an_der

    deDie Fernbedienung liegt unter dem Sofa. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom handed Mary the remote control.

  3. Tom picked up the remote control.

    ruТом взял пульт дистанционного управления. — odexed

    deTom nahm die Fernbedienung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I can't find the remote control.

    ruЯ не могу найти пульт. — Wezel

  5. The TV remote control isn't working.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
device used to operate an appliance from a short distance:
Русский
By meaning 1
device used to operate an appliance from a short distance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
device used to operate an appliance from a short distance:

Forms

plural: remote controls
Singularremote control
Pluralremote controls

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance:remote

See also

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