lunch counter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lunch counter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lunch counter N Am

lunch counter

barra o mostrador donde se sirven comidas

Translations for lunch counter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lunch [Am lən(t)ʃ, Brit lʌn(t)ʃ] N U or C

lunch

almuerzo m

lunch

comida f esp Spain, Mex

to have lunch

almorzar

to have lunch

comer esp Spain, Mex

let's go out for lunch

salgamos a almorzar

let's go out for lunch

salgamos a comer esp Spain Mex

we were at lunch

estábamos almorzando

we were at lunch

estábamos comiendo esp Spain Mex

I'll buy you lunch

te invito a almorzar

I'll buy you lunch

te invito a comer esp Spain Mex

they serve cheap/good lunches here

aquí se come barato/bien

to be out to lunch inf

estar en Babia inf

II.lunch [Am lən(t)ʃ, Brit lʌn(t)ʃ] VB intr form

lunch

almorzar

lunch

comer esp Spain, Mex

counter¹ [Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər, Brit ˈkaʊntə] N

1.1. counter Am:

counter (in shop)

mostrador m

counter (in cafe)

barra f

counter (in bank, post office)

ventanilla f

counter (in kitchen)

encimera f Spain

counter (in kitchen)

cubierta f LatAm

counter (in kitchen)

mesada f RioPl

perfume counter

mostrador de perfumería

1.2. counter in phrases:

over the counter, that drug is not available over the counter

esa medicina no se puede comprar sin receta

attr over-the-counter FIN

extrabursátil

under the counter

bajo mano

attr under-the-counter

clandestino

under-the-counter deal

bajo mano

2. counter GAMES:

counter

ficha f

we still have one last bargaining counter

aún nos queda una carta que jugar or una última baza

3. counter (meter):

counter

contador m

I.counter² [Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər, Brit ˈkaʊntə] VB trans

1. counter (oppose):

counter deficiency/trend

contrarrestar

2. counter (in debate):

counter idea/statement

rebatir

counter idea/statement

refutar

to counter that

responder or replicar que

II.counter² [Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər, Brit ˈkaʊntə] VB intr

1. counter (in debate):

counter

contraatacar

2. counter:

counter GAMES, SPORTS

responder

counter GAMES, SPORTS

contraatacar

III.counter² [Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər, Brit ˈkaʊntə] ADV

counter to sth to run or go counter to sth

ser contrario a or oponerse a algo

this result ran counter to all our previous experience

este resultado era contario a or se oponía a todas nuestras experiencias anteriores

IV.counter² [Am ˈkaʊn(t)ər, Brit ˈkaʊntə] N

1. counter (check):

a counter to sth to act as a counter to sth

contrarrestar algo

a counter to sth to act as a counter to sth

servir de contrapeso a algo

they advance these findings as a counter to Freudian doctrine

presentan estos descubrimientos como una respuesta a la teoría freudiana

2. counter:

counter GAMES, SPORTS

contraataque m

lunch counter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lunch counter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

lonchería

lunch counter

Translations for lunch counter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lunch [lʌntʃ] N

lunch

comida f

to have lunch

comer

Phrases:

to be out to lunch

estar en Babia

II.lunch [lʌntʃ] VB intr

lunch

comer

I.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. counter (service point):

counter

mostrador m

over the counter

sin receta médica

under the counter fig

subrepticiamente

2. counter (person who counts):

counter

cajero(-a) m (f)

3. counter (machine):

counter

caja f

counter TECH

contador m

4. counter (disc):

counter

ficha f

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

counter

contrarrestar

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

1. counter (oppose):

counter

oponerse

2. counter (react by scoring):

counter

responder fig

IV.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] ADV

counter

en contra

to act counter to sth

actuar contrariamente a algo

to run counter to sth

oponerse a algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While there, the siblings participate in a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter.

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The spacious lobby included new amenities, such as separate men's and women's waiting rooms, a gentleman's smoking room, and a sit-down lunch counter.

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Cars included a baggage car, baggage-mail car, two 58-seat coaches, a lunch counter-coach, a dining car, and a parlor-observation car.

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By 1968 the once proud streamliner had three cars: a baggage car, a coach and an automat lunch counter car.

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