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1 counter
counter [ˈkaʊntər]1. noun• to buy/sell medicines over the counter acheter/vendre des médicaments sans ordonnanceb. ( = disc) jeton m2. adverb3. adjective( = reply) riposter* * *['kaʊntə(r)] 1.1) ( service area) (in shop, snack bar) comptoir m; (in bank, post office) guichet m; (in pub, bar) bar mthe girl at ou behind the counter — ( in shop) la vendeuse; (in bank, post office) la caissière
available over the counter — [medicine] vendu sans ordonnance
2) ( section of a shop) rayon mcheese counter — fromagerie f, rayon m fromagerie
3) ( token) jeton m2.counter to prepositional phrase [be, go, run] à l'encontre de; [act, behave] contrairement à3.transitive verb répondre à [accusation, threat]; neutraliser [effet]; parer [blow]; enrayer [inflation]4. 5.counter+ combining form contre- -
2 counter
counter ['kaʊntə(r)]1 noun(a) (in shop) comptoir m; (in supermarket) rayon m, French Canadian comptoir m; (in bank, post office) guichet m;∎ ask at the counter (in bank, post office) demandez au guichet;∎ it's available over the counter (medication) on peut l'acheter sans ordonnance;∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares over the counter acheter des actions sur le marché hors cote;(b) (device, on Web page) compteur m;∎ set the counter to zero mettre ou remettre le compteur à zéro(respond to → increase in crime, proposal) contrecarrer; (→ accusation, criticism) contrer; (→ threat) contrer;∎ in order to counter the threat from the enemy tanks pour contrer la menace que constituent les tanks ennemis;∎ he countered that the project couldn't go ahead without him il a répliqué ou rétorqué que le projet ne pouvait pas continuer sans lui;∎ Boxing to counter a blow contrer un coup; (ward off) parer un coup∎ then he countered with his left puis il a contré du gauche ou fait un contre du gauche;∎ she countered with a suggestion that/by asking whether… elle a riposté en suggérant que/en demandant si…4 adverb∎ to go or to run counter to sth aller à l'encontre de qch;∎ to act counter to sb's advice/wishes agir à l'encontre des conseils/des souhaits de qn►► Accountancy counter cash book main f courante de caisse;British counter hand vendeur(euse) m,f;Medicine counter indication contre-indication f;Australian counter meal = repas pris dans un pub ou un hôtel;Banking counter services services mpl de caisse;Banking counter staff employé(e)s mpl, fpl du guichet, guichetiers(ères) mpl, fpl;Banking counter transactions opérations fpl de caisse -
3 counter
∎ to buy/sell sth under the counter acheter/vendre qch sous le manteaucounter cash book main f courante;BANKING counter services services m pl de caisse;BANKING counter staff employé(e)s m pl, f pldu guichet;counter transaction opération f de caisse -
4 counter-revolutionary
tr[kaʊntərevə'lʊːʃənərɪ]1 contrarrevolucionario,-a1 contrarrevolucionario,-a['kaʊntǝrevǝ'luːʃǝnrɪ]1.2.N contrarrevolucionario(-a) m / f -
5 counter-attack
counter-attack 1. noun контратака, контрнаступление 2. v. контратаковать -
6 counter-attraction
counter-attraction noun 1) обратное притяжение 2) отвлекающее средство -
7 counter-claim
counter-claim 1. noun встречный иск, контрпретензия 2. v. предъявлятьвстречный иск -
8 counter-culture
counter-culture noun неофициальная, диссидентская культура -
9 counter-espionage
counter-espionage noun контрразведка -
10 counter-intelligence
counter-intelligence noun контрразведка -
11 counter-irritant
counter-irritant noun med. оттягивающее/отвлекающее средство -
12 counter-measure
counter-measure noun контрмера -
13 counter-offensive
counter-offensive noun mil. контрнаступление -
14 counter-revolution
counter-revolution noun контрреволюция -
15 counter-revolutionary
counter-revolutionary 1. noun контрреволюционер 2. adj. контрреволюционный -
16 counter-revolution
tr[kaʊntərevə'lʊːʃən]1 contrarrevolución nombre femenino['kaʊntǝrevǝ'luːʃǝn]N contrarrevolución f -
17 counter-argument
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18 Counter-Reformation
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > Counter-Reformation
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19 counter-appraisal
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > counter-appraisal
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20 counter-guarantee
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > counter-guarantee
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