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coun·ter ¹  (kountr)

adj.

Contrary; opposing: moves and counter moves on the checkerboard.

n.

1. One that is an opposite.

2. Sports A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

3. Sports A fencing parry in which one foil follows the other in a circular fashion.

4. A stiff piece of leather around the heel of a shoe.

5. Nautical The portion of a ship's stern extending from the water line to the extreme outward swell.

6. Printing The depression between the raised lines of the face on a piece of type.

v. coun·tered, coun·ter·ing, coun·ters

v.tr.

1. To meet or return (a blow) by another blow.

2. To move or act in opposition to; oppose.

3. To offer in response: countered that she was too busy to be thorough.

v.intr.

To move, act, or respond so as to be in opposition.

adv.

1. In a contrary manner or direction.

2. To or toward an opposite or dissimilar course or outcome: a method running counter to traditional techniques.

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[Middle English countre, from Old French contre, from Latin contr; see counter-.]

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count·er ²  (kountr)

n.

1. A flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served.

2. Games A piece, as of wood or ivory, used for keeping a count or a place.

3.

a. An imitation coin; a token.

b. A piece of money.

Idioms:

over the counter

1. Without being listed or available on an officially recognized stock exchange but traded in direct negotiation between buyers and sellers: bought stocks over the counter.

2. Without a doctor's prescription being legally required: cold medicine that is available over the counter.

under the counter

In an illegal or surreptitious manner; illicitly: arrested for selling prescription drugs under the counter.

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[Middle English countour, from Anglo-Norman counteour, from Medieval Latin computtrium, countinghouse, from Latin computre, to calculate; see count¹.]

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count·er ³  (kountr)

n.

One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events.

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counter¹

n

1. a horizontal surface, as in a shop or bank, over which business is transacted

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (in some cafeterias) a long table on which food is served to customers

3. (Group Games / Games, other than specified)

a.  a small flat disc of wood, metal, or plastic, used in various board games

b.  a similar disc or token used as an imitation coin

4. a person or thing that may be used or manipulated

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ice Skating) a skating figure consisting of three circles

under the counter (under-the-counter when prenominal) (of the sale of goods, esp goods in short supply) clandestine, surreptitious, or illegal; not in an open manner

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange)

over the counter (over-the-counter when prenominal) (of security transactions) through a broker rather than on a stock exchange

[from Old French comptouer, ultimately from Latin computāre to compute]

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counter²

n

1. a person who counts

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an apparatus that records the number of occurrences of events

3. (Physics / General Physics) any instrument for detecting or counting ionizing particles or photons See Geiger counter, scintillation counter, crystal counter

4. (Electronics) Electronics another name for scaler [2]

[from Old French conteor, from Latin computātor; see count¹]

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counter³

adv

1. in a contrary direction or manner

2. in a wrong or reverse direction

run counter to to have a contrary effect or action to

adj

opposing; opposite; contrary

n

1. something that is contrary or opposite to some other thing

2. an act, effect, or force that opposes another

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) a return attack, such as a blow in boxing

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing a parry in which the foils move in a circular fashion

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the portion of the stern of a boat or ship that overhangs the water aft of the rudder

6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called void Printing the inside area of a typeface that is not type high, such as the centre of an ``o'', and therefore does not print

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the part of a horse's breast under the neck and between the shoulders

8. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe

vb

1. to say or do (something) in retaliation or response

2. (tr) to move, act, or perform in a manner or direction opposite to (a person or thing)

3. to return the attack of (an opponent)

[from Old French contre, from Latin contrā against]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	counter - table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" checkout counter, checkout - a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases countertop - the top side of a counter meat counter - counter where meats are displayed for sale notions counter - counter where notions are sold reception desk - a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
	2.	counter - game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games poker chip, chip - a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
	3.	counter - a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens tabulator calculating machine, calculator - a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations pulse counter - an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses
	4.	counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers buffet, sideboard credenza, credence - a kind of sideboard or buffet dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" cellaret, minibar - sideboard with compartments for holding bottles shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
	5.	counter - a person who counts things individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	6.	counter - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, return back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
	7.	counter - (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) register - (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	8.	counter - a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" heel counter boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	9.	counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer) counterpunch, parry biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
Verb	1.	counter - speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
	2.	counter - act in advance of; deal with ahead of time anticipate, forestall, foresee act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
Adj.	1.	counter - indicating opposition or resistance antagonistic negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
Adv.	1.	counter - in the opposite direction; "run counter"

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counter¹

noun

1. surface, top, bar, worktop He put the money on the counter and left.

2. token, piece, chip, disc, marker, man Players throw dice to move their counters round the board.

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counter²

verb

1. oppose, meet, block, resist, offset, parry, deflect, repel, rebuff, fend off, counteract, ward off, stave off, repulse, obviate, hold at bay They discussed a plan to counter the effects of such a blockade.

2. retaliate, return, answer, reply, respond, come back, retort, hit back, rejoin, strike back The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claim.
retaliate accept, yield, surrender, give in, cave in (informal), take

adverb

opposite to, against, versus, conversely, in defiance of, at variance with, contrarily, contrariwise Their findings ran counter to all expectations.
opposite to parallel to, in accordance with, in agreement with

adjective

opposing, conflicting, opposed, contrasting, opposite, contrary, adverse, contradictory, obverse, against These charges and counter charges are being exchanged at an important time.
opposing similar, parallel

Translations

counter¹ [ˈkaʊntəʳ]

A. N

1. [of shop] → mostrador m; [of canteen] → barra f; (= position in post office, bank) → ventanilla f
you can buy it over the counter (Med) → esto se compra sin receta médica
to buy under the counter → comprar de estraperlo or bajo mano
see also over-the-counter

2. (in game) → ficha f

3. (Tech) → contador m

B. CPD counter staff N → personal m de ventas

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counter² [ˈkaʊntəʳ]

A. ADV counter to → contrario a, en contra de
to run counter to → ir en sentido contrario a, ser contrario a

B. VT [+ blow] → responder a, parar; [+ attack] → contestar a, hacer frente a
to counter sth with sth/by doing sth → contestar a algo con algo/haciendo algo

C. VI to counter with → contestar or responder con

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counter [ˈkaʊntə^r]

n

(in shop) → comptoir m; (in post office, bank) → guichet m
to buy sth under the counter (illegally) → acheter qch sous le manteau, acheter qch en sous-main
to buy medicine over the counter (= without prescription) → acheter des médicaments en vente libre

(in game) → jeton m

(= counterweight) → contrepoids m
a counter to sth → un contrepoids à qch

vt

(= counteract) [+ action, process] → contrer (= prevent) → prévenir

(= respond to) to counter sth with sth [+ action] → répondre à qch par qch; [+ words] → riposter à qch par qch
to counter sth by doing sth (verbally) → répondre à qch en faisant qch

(= refute) [+ claim, statement] → s'opposer à

[+ blow] → parer

(= reply) → répliquer
to counter ... in reply → répliquer ...

vi (= rejoin) → répliquer

adv
to run counter to → aller à l'encontre de
to be counter to → être contraire à

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counter

n

(in shop) → Ladentisch m, → Tresen m (N Ger); (in café) → Theke f; (in bank, post office) → Schalter m; to sell/buy something under/over the counter → etw unter dem/über den Ladentisch verkaufen/bekommen; medicines which can be bought over the counter → Medikamente, die man rezeptfrei bekommt; under-the-counter deals (fig) → dunkle Geschäfte pl, → Schiebereien pl

(= small disc for games) → Spielmarke f

(Tech) → Zähler m

(Sport, Fencing) → Parade f; (Boxing also) → Konter m

(= reply) → Entgegnung f, → Erwiderung f, → Replik f (geh)

(= opposing force) → Gegengewicht nt → (to zu)

vt (= retaliate against) → antworten auf (+acc), → kontern (also Sport); how dare you counter my orders! (= countermand) → wie können Sie es wagen, meine Anweisungen or (Mil) → Befehle aufzuheben; to counter the loss → den Verlust wettmachen or ausgleichen

vi → kontern (also Sport)

adv counter to → gegen (+acc); to go or run counter to somebody’s wishes → jds Wünschen (dat) → zuwiderlaufen; the results are counter to expectations → die Ergebnisse widersprechen den Erwartungen

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counter:

counteract

vt (= make ineffective) → neutralisieren; (= act in opposition to) → entgegenwirken (+dat); disease → bekämpfen

counteraction

n (= making ineffective) → Neutralisierung f; (= offsetting) → Gegenwirkung f; (against disease) → Bekämpfung f

counteractive

adj → entgegenwirkend, Gegen-; counter measures → Gegenmaßnahmen pl

counterargument

n → Gegenargument nt

counterattack

n → Gegenangriff m; (esp Sport) → Konter m

vt → einen Gegenangriff starten gegen; (= argue against) → kontern, beantworten

vi → einen Gegenangriff starten, zurückschlagen

counterattraction

n → Gegenattraktion f → (to zu); (on TV etc) → Konkurrenzprogramm nt

counterbalance

n → Gegengewicht nt

vt → ausgleichen

counterblast

n (fig: = reaction) → heftige Gegenreaktion (→ to auf +acc)

countercharge

n

(Jur) → Gegenklage f

(Mil) → Gegenattacke f

countercheck

n → Gegenkontrolle f

counterclaim

n (Jur) → Gegenanspruch m

counter clerk

n (in bank, booking office etc) → Angestellte(r) mf → im Schalterdienst; (in post office etc) → Schalterbeamte(r) m → /-beamtin f

counterclockwise

adj adv (US) = anticlockwise

counterculture

n → Gegenkultur f

counterespionage

n → Gegenspionage f, → Spionageabwehr f

counterexample

n → Gegenbeispiel nt

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counter:

counterinflationary

adj (Econ) → antiinflationär

counterinsurgency

n → Kampf m → gegen Aufständische; counter measures → Maßnahmen pl → gegen Aufständische

counterinsurgent

n → Antiguerillakämpfer(in) m(f)

counterintelligence

n = counterespionage

counterirritant

n (Med) → Gegenreizmittel nt

counterman

n (US, in restaurant) → Mann m → an der Theke

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counter:

countermarch (Mil)

n → Rückmarsch m

vi → zurückmarschieren

countermeasure

n → Gegenmaßnahme f

counteroffensive

n (Mil) → Gegenoffensive f

counteroffer

n → Gegenangebot nt

counterpane

n → Tagesdecke f

counterpart

n (= equivalent) → Gegenüber nt; (= complement) → Gegenstück nt, → Pendant nt

counterplot

n → Gegenanschlag m

vi → einen Gegenanschlag planen

counterpoint

n (Mus, fig) → Kontrapunkt m

vt (fig) → einen Kontrapunkt bilden zu

counterpoise

n

(= weight) → Gegengewicht nt; (= force, fig) → Gegenkraft f

no pl (= equilibrium, fig) → Gleichgewicht nt; to be in counter → im Gleichgewicht sein

vt (lit, fig) → ausgleichen

counterproductive

adj → unsinnig, widersinnig; criticism, measures, policies → destruktiv, kontraproduktiv; that wouldn’t help us at all, in fact it would be counter → das würde uns nicht weiterbringen, sondern sogar das Gegenteil bewirken or es wäre sogar kontraproduktiv

Counter-Reformation

n (Hist) → Gegenreformation f

counter-revolution

n → Gegen- or Konterrevolution f

counter-revolutionary

adj → konterrevolutionär

countershaft

n (Tech) → Vorgelegewelle f

countersign

n (Mil) → Parole f, → Kennwort nt

vt cheque etc → gegenzeichnen

countersignature

n → Gegenunterschrift f

countersink

n (= tool) → Versenker m, → Spitzsenker m

vt hole → senken; screw → versenken

counter staff

pl (in shop) → Verkäufer pl

counterstroke

n → Gegenschlag m

countersunk

adj screw → Senk-

countertenor

n (Mus) → Kontratenor m

counterterrorism

n → Terrorismusbekämpfung f

counterweight

n → Gegengewicht nt

counterwoman

n (US, in restaurant) → Frau f → an der Theke

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counter¹ [ˈkaʊntəʳ] n

a. (of shop, canteen) → banco, bancone m; (position, in post office, bank) → sportello
to buy under the counter (fig) → comperare sottobanco

b. (in game) → gettone m

c. (Tech) → contatore m

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counter¹ [ˈkaʊntəʳ] n

a. (of shop, canteen) → banco, bancone m; (position, in post office, bank) → sportello
to buy under the counter (fig) → comperare sottobanco

b. (in game) → gettone m

c. (Tech) → contatore m

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counter² [ˈkaʊntəʳ]

1. adv counter to → contrariamente a
to run counter to → andare contro a

2. vt to counter sth with sth/by doing sth → rispondere a qc con qc/facendo qc
to counter an attack → rispondere ad un attacco

3. vi to counter with → rispondere con; (words) → ribattere con

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counter² [ˈkaʊntəʳ]

1. adv counter to → contrariamente a
to run counter to → andare contro a

2. vt to counter sth with sth/by doing sth → rispondere a qc con qc/facendo qc
to counter an attack → rispondere ad un attacco

3. vi to counter with → rispondere con; (words) → ribattere con

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counter count

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counter²

adv counter [ˈkauntə]

(with to) in the opposite direction or manner to The election is running counter to the forecasts. teen, teë, kontra عَكْس، ضِد противоположно на proti, v rozporu (s) modsat entgegengesetzt αντίθετα contrariamente a, al revés de, al contrario de (millegi) vastaselt برعکس؛ برخلاف jotakin vastoin à l'encontre de בְּנִיגוּד ל- विपरीत दिशा में suprotno ellentétesen, ellentétben berlawanan gegn, á móti contrario 反対の方向に 반대의 priešingai, atvirkščiai pretēji; pretējā virzienā bertentangan in tegenovergestelde richting stikk i strid med, i motsatt retning przeciw contra contrar вразрез v rozpore (s) nasprotno suprotno tvärtemot ที่ต่อต้าน tersine, aksine 相反地 проти, всупереч برعكس، برخلاف ngược lại 相反地

v

to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another) He successfully countered all criticisms. teëstaan يُخالِف، يعاكِس отвръщам čelit imødegå; modsige; svare igen kontern αντικρούω contestar a pareerima مقابله کردن؛ پاسخ دادن contrer לְהָגִיב मुकाबला करना suprotstaviti se áll vmit menangkis svara; mæta controbattere 反撃する 대응하다 atremti, duoti atkirtį, atsikirsti darboties pretī; dot pretsitienu membalas weerleggen svare igjen, imøtegå przeciwstawiać się contrariar a contracara противостоять čeliť ubraniti se odgovoriti bemöta, kontra พูดโต้ตอบ karşılık vermek, karşı çıkmak 對抗, 反擊 відбивати; протистояти من‍ہ توڑ جواب دينا đáp lại 辩驳

counter-

against or opposite counter-clockwise. teen مُضاد، مُعاكِس обратно proti- mod- entgegen αντι- (ως α΄ συνθ.) contra- vastu- ضد؛ ناهمسو vasta- contre- בְּנִיגוּד विरोध करना u suprotnom smjeru ellen-; az óramutató járásával ellenkező irányba(n) berlawanan and-, mót-, gagn- anti-, contro- 逆－, 反－ 반대- prieš(-), kontra- pretēji; pretējā virzienā; kontr-; kontra- lawan arah jam contra- mot-, motsatt przeciwny, anty- contra contra- против(о)- proti- proti- suprotno mot-, kontra- ต้าน tersine, ters yönde 反向的 проти-, контр مخالفت كرنا، برعكس كام كرنا ngược chiều 反向的

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counter³

n counter [ˈkauntə]

a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter? toonbank منضَده، منصّـه щанд pult disk; skranke der Ladentisch πάγκος mostrador lett میز؛ پیشخوان tiski comptoir דֶלְפָּק काउंटर pult pult meja pajang búðarborð banco, bancone カウンター 카운터 prekystalis lete kaunter toonbank disk; kjøkkenbenk lada balcão tej­ghea прилавок pult pult pult disk โต๊ะขนาดยาว tezgâh 櫃台 прилавок سودا ركهن‍ے كا تخت‍ہ يا ميز máy đếm 柜台

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counter → طاولة بيع přepážka disk Tresen πάγκος πωλήσεων mostrador tiski comptoir šalter bancone カウンター 카운터 teller telleverk lada balcão прилавок kontra เคาน์เตอร์ tezgah quầy 柜台