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A n1 ( service area) (in shop, snack bar) comptoir m ; (in bank, post office) guichet m ; (in pub, bar) bar m ; he works behind the counter ( in bank etc) il travaille au guichet ; (in shop, bar) il est derrière le comptoir ; the man/girl behind the counter ( in shop) le vendeur/la vendeuse ; (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 ( section of a shop) rayon m ; perfume/glove counter rayon parfumerie/ganterie ; cheese counter fromagerie f, rayon m fromagerie ;3 Games pion m ;4 ( token) jeton m ;5 ( counting device) compteur m ;6 ( on shoe) contrefort m.B counter to prep phr [be, go, run] à l'encontre de ; [act, behave] contrairement à ; this trend runs counter to forecasts cette tendance va à l'encontre des prévisions.C vtr répondre à [accusation, claim] ; réagir à [threat, attack] ; s'opposer à [trend] ; neutraliser [effet] ; parer [blow] ; enrayer [inflation, increase].D vi ( retaliate) 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.E counter+ (dans composés) contre-.
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