counter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for counter in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. counter (service area):

counter (in shop, snack bar)
counter (in bank, post office)
counter (in pub, bar)
bar m
he works behind the counter (in shop, bar)
guns are not sold over the counter
to buy shares over the counter
to do a deal under the counter

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

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

counter cheque Brit, counter check Am N

Geiger counter [Brit ˈɡʌɪɡə kaʊntə, Am ˈˌɡaɪɡər ˈˌkaʊn(t)ər] N

I.counter-attack [Brit ˈkaʊntərətak, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərəˌtæk] N

II.counter-attack [Brit ˈkaʊntərətak, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərəˌtæk] VB trans, intr

counter-attraction [Brit ˈkaʊnt(ə)rətrakʃ(ə)n, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərəˌtrækʃ(ə)n] N

counter-inflationary [Brit ˌkaʊntərɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)nri, Am ˌkaʊn(t)ərɪnˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri] ADJ

counter-espionage [Brit, Am ˌkaʊn(t)ərˈɛspiəˌnɑʒ, ˌkaʊn(t)ərˈɛspiəˌnɑdʒ] N

counter-example [Brit ˈkaʊntərɪɡˌzɑːmp(ə)l, ˈkaʊntərɛɡˌzɑːmp(ə)l, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərɪɡˌzæmpəl] N

counter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for counter in the English»French Dictionary

I.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

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

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

IV.counter [ˈkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] ADV

rev counter [ˈrevˌkaʊntəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

counter Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

bargaining counter
under the counter
to counter with sth
to run counter to sth
to act counter to sth

counter Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for counter in the French»English Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We have counter-evidence that every time there are leaks out of these agencies, the sky doesn't fall down.
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The band decided to counter idleness by using two recording rooms at the same time.
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While his sophisticated melodies and orchestrations were embraced by mainstream audiences, his peers were embracing counter-culture sounds.
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Weakened employers are unable to counter newly built unions, providing union leaders and members with a much less steep learning curve.
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The result is called a ripple counter, which can count to where "n" is the number of bits (flip-flop stages) in the counter.
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He simply thought our meddling was counter-productive.
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This counter-intuitive hypothesis has captured the attention of scientists and public alike in recent years.
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Some technologies can have exponential scaling if used in isolation, making the effect of combinations be of counter-intuitive magnitude.
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Men (or gents) travel counter-clockwise around the ring, and ladies travel clockwise.
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The farmers fought against the counter-reformation.
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