Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
control for the sake of control
Spanish translation:
controlar por controlar
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English term
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
control for the sake of control
Sometimes, the sociopaths don't even receive sex, money or other tangible advantages for their trouble. That's when the callous objective of power and control is most apparent — sociopaths want control for the sake of control.
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Proposed translations
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
controlar por controlar
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Ejemplos de este uso:
administrador fincas palma. filosofía y política fincas mallorca
www.fincasmallorca.net › ...
No se trata de controlar por controlar y ejecer un poder autoritario o represivo sobre el que está trabajando para nosotros,
Propuesta de un programa de auditoría de la calidad para ...
cdigital.uv.mx/bitstream/123456789/34438/1/herreramoralesdaniel.pdf
de D Herrera Morales - 2013
sin caer nunca el vicio de controlar por controlar, obteniendo éxitos sorprendentes.
Spain
ATA Certified, literary quality
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish
desean controlar por el simple placer de hacerlo
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Hola Estela: La idea de placer no aparece en el original.
1 hr
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Sí, tienes razón. Creo que es mejor tu opción.
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Mexico
Portuguese and English to Spanish
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Control por el mero placer de controlar.
Los sociópatas quieren ejercer control por el mero placer de controlar.
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Yaotl Altan
11 mins
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| agree |
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
38 mins
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| neutral |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Hola Judith: La idea de placer no aparece en el original.
1 hr
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TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
cuando el ejercicio del control es la propia meta.
Spain
Sworn/Legal/Business, +20yrs, APTIJ
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
(quieren el) control // solo por controlar // por el simple hecho/deseo de controlar // porque sí
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Rosa Plana Castillón
24 mins
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Gracias, Rosa.
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Maria Mastruzzo
4 hrs
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gracias
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| agree |
Audrey N. Gil
4 hrs
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gracias
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Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
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