Compound Forms:
counter | counter... |
| counter offer n | (offer made in response to an offer) | contraoferta nf |
| | The sellers have accepted our counter offer for the house. |
| | Los vendedores aceptaron la contraoferta que hicimos en la casa. |
| counter to [sth] prep | (in opposition to) | en contra de loc prep |
| | | contra prep |
| | | a contracorriente de loc prep |
| | That idea runs counter to popular wisdom about how to grow tomatoes. |
| | Esa idea va en contra del saber popular acerca de cómo se cultivan los tomates. |
| counter-measure n | (act that opposes another action) | contramedida nf |
| counter-reformation n | (reformation counteracting a previous one) | contrarreforma nf |
counterargument,
counter-argument n | (rebuttal, refutation) | contraargumento nm |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (military: retaliation) (reacción o respuesta) | réplica nf |
| | They quickly waged a counter-attack to try to regain the upper hand. |
| | (respuesta violenta) | contraataque nm |
| | Lanzaron rápidamente un contraataque para tratar de retomar el control. |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (verbal response) | contrataque nm |
| | The journalist published a scathing counterattack. |
countercheck,
counter-check,
counter check n | (second check) | segundo chequeo adj + nm |
countercheck,
counter-check,
counter check n | (an opposing restraint) | restricción nf |
countercheck [sth],
counter-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (restrain or counteract) | contrarrestar⇒ vtr |
countercheck [sth],
counter-check [sth] vtr | (double-check) | chequear por segunda vez loc verb |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adj | (direction: opposite to clock hands) (sentido, dirección) | antihorario adj |
| | (sentido, dirección) | contrario a las agujas del reloj loc adj |
| | (formal) | levógiro adj |
| | Turn the handle in a counterclockwise direction to switch off the machine. |
| | Mueve la perilla en dirección antihoraria para apagar la máquina. |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adv | (movement: opposite to clock hands) | en sentido antihorario loc adv |
| | | en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj loc adv |
| | (formal) | en sentido levógiro loc adv |
| | To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counter-clockwise. |
| | Para abrir el frasco tienes que girar la tapa en sentido antihorario. |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n | (nonconformism: social, political) | contracultura nf |
| | It doesn't take long for the counterculture to become the mainstream culture. |
counterculture,
counter-culture n | dated (lifestyle: non-conventional) | contracultura nf |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n as adj | (hippie, nonconformist) | rebelde, disconforme adj |
| | Ken Kesey was a major figure in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. |
| | | contracultural adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los movimientos contraculturales en general acaban siendo integrados a la cultura dominante. |
| | | contracultural adj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | contreras adj |
| countercurrent n | (current flowing against another) | contracorriente nf |
| countercurrent n | figurative (movement against established opinion) (figurado) | contracorriente nf |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n | (counteracting spies) | contraespionaje nm |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n as adj | (counteracting spies) | de contraespionaje loc adj |
counterexample,
counter-example n | (rebuttal) | contraejemplo nm |
counterinsurgency,
counter-insurgency n | (military: anti-guerrilla activity) | contrainsurgencia nf |
counterintelligence,
also UK: counter-intelligence n | (anti-espionage) | contraespionaje nm |
| | | contrainteligencia nf |
| | The counterintelligence agent was crucial in discovering the network of foreign spies. |
| | El agente de contraespionaje fue crucial para descubrir la red de espías extranjeros. |
counterintuitive,
also UK: counter-intuitive adj | (not logical) | contraintuitivo adj |
| | | contrario al sentido común, contrario a la lógica loc adj |
| | This new operating system seems very counterintuitive and hard to use. |
| | Este nuevo sistema operativo parece ser bastante contraintuitivo y difícil de usar. |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (retaliation: act opposing an action) | contraataque , contrataque nm |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (response) | táctica defensiva nf + adj |
| | The government's counter-measures don't seem to be working. |
| | | respuesta nf |
| | | reacción nf |
| | Las medidas que el Gobierno adoptó en respuesta no parecen estar funcionando. |
counterproductive,
counter-productive adj | (self-defeating) | contraproducente adj mf |
| | Eating a pint of ice cream after you exercise is counterproductive. |
| | Comer helado después de hacer ejercicio es contraproducente. |
counterproposal,
counter-proposal n | (alternative to idea proposed) (en una negociación) | contraoferta nf |
| | It doesn't matter what we offer since they'll inevitably return with a counterproposal. |
| | No importa lo que les ofrezcamos, ellos siempre harán una contraoferta. |
| | | contrapropuesta nf |
counterrevolution (US),
counter-revolution (UK) n | (revolt against a revolution) | contrarrevolución nf |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) adj | (opposed to revolution) | contrarrevolucionario/a adj |
| | The counterrevolutionary militia arrested fifteen suspects. |
| | La milicia contrarrevolucionaria arrestó a quince sospechosos. |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) n | (opponent of a revolution) | contrarrevolucionario, contrarrevolucionaria nm, nf |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism,
antiterrorism n | (efforts to prevent terrorism) | antiterrorismo nm |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism,
antiterrorism n as adj | (aimed at preventing terrorism) | antiterrorista adj mf |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism n | (retaliatory terrorism) | antiterrorismo nm |
countertop,
counter top n | US (work surface) (ES) | encimera nf |
| | (BO, CL, CO, EC) | mesón nm |
| | (AR, PY, UY) | mesada nf |
| | (VE) | tope nm |
| | The apartment comes with beautiful granite countertops. |
| | El departamento viene con hermosas encimeras de granito. |
countertop,
counter top n | US (counter: top of serving desk in shop) | mostrador nm |
| | A basket of candy sat on the countertop. |
| | Sobre el mostrador había una cesta de golosinas. |
| deli counter n | abbreviation (in shop: serves cold meat) | charcutería nf |
| | (AmS) | fiambrería nf |
| | The deli counter was busy so I just bought packaged meat. |
| Geiger counter n | (device that measures radioactivity) | contador Geiger loc nom m |
| | The more radiation present, the faster the tick of the Geiger counter. |
| | El contador Geiger fue inventado por el físico alemán Hans Geiger. |
| | | medidor Geiger loc nom m |
| | Cuanto mayor la radiación tanto más se acelera el tiqueteo del medidor Geiger. |
| kitchen counter n | (work surface used for cooking) (ES) | encimera nf |
| | (BO, CL, CO, EC) | mesón nm |
| | (AR, PY, UY) | mesada nf |
| | (VE) | tope nm |
| | After she finished preparing supper, she wiped off the kitchen counter. |
| lap counter n | (device for tracking number of circuits) | contador de vueltas nm + loc adj |
| | My wristwatch has a lap counter. |
| lunch counter n | (inexpensive restaurant) | cantina nf |
| | | cafetería nf |
| lunch counter n | (counter in store selling snacks) (informal) | snack-bar loc nom m |
| | | barra de tentempiés nf + loc adj |
| OTC adv | initialism (over the counter) (medicamentos) | sin receta médica loc adj |
| | | de venta libre loc adj |
| | This drug cannot be bought OTC. |
| OTC adj | initialism (over-the-counter) (trabajo, salario) | en negro loc adj |
| | Rufus went to the pharmacy to get an OTC painkiller. |
| over the counter adv | (drugs: without prescription) | de venta libre loc adj |
| | Aspirin and Ibuprofen are examples of medicines that can be purchased over the counter. |
| | La aspirina y el ibuprofeno son de venta libre, los puedes comprar en cualquier kiosco. |
| over-the-counter adj | (drugs: sold without prescription) | de venta libre loc adj |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | medicamento sin receta nm + loc adj |
| | The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba muchos medicamentos sin receta. |
| | | medicamento que se vende sin receta médica nm + loc adj |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba muchos medicamentos que se venden sin receta médica. |
| | | medicamento que no requiere prescripción médica nm + loc adj |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba muchos medicamentos que no requieren prescripción médica. |
| | | medicina sin receta nf + loc adj |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba mucha medicina sin receta. |
| | | medicina no recetada nf + loc adj |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba mucha medicina no recetada. |
| | (AR) | medicamento de venta libre nm + loc adj |
| | El hipocondríaco tomaba muchos medicamentos de venta libre. |
| over-the-counter market n | (type of stock-trading market) (voz inglesa) | mercado over-the-counter nm + adj |
| | | mercado extrabursátil nm + adj |
| prescription counter n | (serving desk at a pharmacy) | mostrador de la farmacia nm + loc adj |
| | El mostrador de la farmacia era todo vidriado. |
| rev counter n | abbreviation (device: measures revolutions per minute) | cuentarrevoluciones nm inv |
| | | cuentavueltas nm inv |
| | | tacómetro nm |
| run counter to [sth] v expr | (go against [sth]) | ir en contra de loc verb + prep |
| | | oponerse a v prnl + prep |
| | Cheating on an exam runs counter to what my parents told me was the right thing to do. |
| | Copiar en los exámenes va en contra de lo que mis padres me enseñaron que era correcto. |
| scintillation counter | (radioctivity detection device) | contador de centelleo nm + loc adj |
| tally counter n | (device for recording score, etc.) | contador manual nm + adj mf |
| under-the-counter adj | figurative (secret, illegal) | ilegal adj mf |
| | | bajo mano loc adj |
| | (ofensivo) | en negro loc adj |
| | Alan had done an under-the-counter deal to obtain a supply of contraband cigarettes. |
| | Alan había hecho un acuerdo ilegal para conseguir cigarrillos de contrabando. |
| under the counter adv | figurative (secretly, illegally) (ES, coloquial) | de extranjis loc adv |
| | She was being paid under the counter so she avoided paying taxes. |
| | Le pagaban de extranjis y podía evitar pagar los impuestos. |
| | (coloquial) | bajo cuerda loc adv |
| | Le pagaban bajo cuerda y podía evitar pagar los impuestos. |