bean counter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bean counter in the English»French Dictionary

bean counter N Am inf, pej

bean counter

gratte-papier m inv pej

Translations for bean counter in the English»French Dictionary

I.bean [Brit biːn, Am bin] N

bean

haricot m

II.bean [Brit biːn, Am bin] VB trans

to bean sb inf Am

donner un coup sur la tête de qn

III.bean [Brit biːn, Am bin]

to be full of beans inf Brit (be lively)

être en pleine forme

to be full of beans Am (be wrong)

se gourer complètement inf

I haven't got a bean inf

je n'ai pas un radis inf

I don't know a bean or beans about it inf

je n'y connais rien

it's not worth a bean inf

ça ne vaut rien

I.counter [Brit ˈkaʊntə, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər] N

1. counter (service area):

counter (in shop, snack bar)

comptoir m

counter (in bank, post office)

guichet m

counter (in pub, bar)

bar m

he works behind the counter (in bank etc)

il travaille au guichet

he works behind the counter (in shop, bar)

il est derrière le comptoir

the man/girl behind the counter (in shop)

le vendeur/la vendeuse

the man/girl behind the counter (in bank, post office)

le caissier/la caissière

this medicine is available over the counter

ce médicament est vendu sans ordonnance

guns are not sold over the counter

les armes ne sont pas en vente libre

to buy shares over the counter

acheter des actions hors cote

these magazines are sold under the counter

on vend ces magazines en sous-main

to do a deal under the counter

conclure un accord en sous-main

2. counter (section of a shop):

counter

rayon m

perfume/glove counter

rayon parfumerie/ganterie

3. counter GAMES:

counter

pion m

4. counter (token):

counter

jeton m

5. counter (counting device):

counter

compteur m

6. counter (on shoe):

counter

contrefort m

II.counter to PREP

counter to be, go, run

à l'encontre de

counter to act, behave

contrairement à

this trend runs counter to forecasts

cette tendance va à l'encontre des prévisions

III.counter [Brit ˈkaʊntə, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər] VB trans

counter accusation, claim

répondre à

counter threat, attack

réagir à

counter trend

s'opposer à

counter effet

neutraliser

counter blow

parer

counter inflation, increase

enrayer

IV.counter [Brit ˈkaʊntə, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər] VB intr (retaliate)

counter

riposter

I countered by accusing him of theft

j'ai riposté or répondu en l'accusant de vol

she countered with a new proposal

elle a répondu par une nouvelle proposition

he countered with a left hook

il a riposté par un crochet du gauche

V.counter+ COMP

counter+

contre-

bean counter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bean counter in the English»French Dictionary

bean [bi:n] N

1. bean (seed):

bean

haricot m

bean

fève f Quebec

runner/green [or French] beans

haricots plats/verts

baked beans

haricots blancs cuisinés à la sauce tomate

2. bean (pod):

bean

cosse f

Phrases:

not to have a bean inf

ne pas avoir un radis

to be full of beans

ne pas tenir en place

to spill the beans to sb

vendre la mèche à qn

I.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. counter (service point):

counter

comptoir m

2. counter (machine):

counter

compteur m

3. counter (disc):

counter

jeton m

bargaining counter

monnaie f d'échange

4. counter fig:

under the counter

sous le manteau

II.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

counter

contrer

III.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. counter (oppose):

counter

riposter

to counter with sth

riposter par qc

2. counter (react by scoring):

counter

parer un coup

IV.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] ADV

to run counter to sth

aller à l'encontre de qc

to act counter to sth

agir de façon contraire à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Strictly from the perspective of a cold-hearted bean counter, that might be acceptable because deaths are cheap, when it comes to the bottom line.

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You can't afford to have a bean counter in this role.

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He's a sabermetrician, a bean counter... and now he's making baseball decisions.

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That said you can't help feel the franchise bean counters at work here thanks to all the ominous foreshadowing and unresolved character arcs.

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Save for one failed bid for elected office provincially in 1986, he stayed in the backrooms as an organizer and bean counter.

ipolitics.ca

Bean counter thinking all the way.

deadline.com

Sized this small, this is a design that only the bean counters will love.

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He'd make a great bean counter.

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This is a very narrow view of how the private sector operates, and biased by assuming all auditors have bean counter backgrounds (accountants).

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He is a bean counter, where we need an engineer.

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