| Traductions supplémentaires |
| counter n | (tally counter: device for counting) (machine) | compteur nm |
| | The counter tallied the number of pages printed on the press. |
| | Le compteur indiquait le nombre de pages imprimées sur la presse. |
| counter n | (witty reply) (réaction) | réplique, riposte nf |
| | His counter to the criticism of his politics made everyone laugh. |
| | Sa réplique aux critiques portées contre sa politique a fait rire tout le monde. |
| counter n | (person who counts) (employé chargé de compter) | compteur, compteuse nm, nf |
| | (vieilli) | poinçonneur nm |
| | At the entrance to the carnival stood a counter, keeping track of how many people had paid to get in. |
| | À l'entrée de la fête se tenait un compteur qui comptabilisait le nombre d'entrées. |
| counter n | (shoes: heel piece) (cordonnerie) | contrefort nm |
| | I need to take these shoes to the repair shop for new soles and counters. |
| | Il faut que je porte ces chaussures chez le cordonnier pour faire remplacer les semelles et les contreforts. |
| counter prefix | (against) | contre- préf |
| | For example: counterbalance, counteract |
| | Par exemple : contrebalancer, contrer |
| counter prefix | (corresponding) | contre- préf |
| | For example: counterpart |
| | Par exemple : équivalent |
counter,
counter that,
counter with vi | (respond to argument) (répondre à un argument) | répliquer⇒, riposter⇒ vtr |
| | He countered that the plan was impractical. |
| | Il répliqua (or: riposta) que ce plan était impossible à suivre. |
| counter [sth]⇒ vtr | (move in opposition to) (pour faire cesser) | s'opposer à v pron + prép |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le candidat s'engage à s'opposer au pouvoir des lobbies. |
| counter [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (move in opposition to) (défense) | contrer⇒, parer⇒, bloquer⇒ vtr |
| | He countered his opponent's move with a swift blow. |
| | Il a paré l'attaque de son adversaire d'un coup rapide. |
Formes composées
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| counter offer n | (offer made in response to an offer) | contre-proposition nf |
| | The sellers have accepted our counter offer for the house. |
| | Les vendeurs ont accepté notre contre-proposition pour leur maison. |
| counter to [sth] prep | (in opposition to) (dans le sens contraire) | à l'encontre adv |
| | | contraire adj |
| | That idea runs counter to popular wisdom about how to grow tomatoes. |
| | Cette idée va à l'encontre des idées reçues sur la culture des tomates. |
| | Cette idée est contraire aux idées reçues sur la culture des tomates. |
| counter-measure n | (act that opposes another action) | contre-mesure nf |
| Counter-Reformation n | historical (historic Roman Catholic Church movement) (Religion, Histoire) | contre-réforme nf |
| counter-reformation n | (reformation counteracting a previous one) | contre-réforme nf |
counterargument,
counter-argument n | (rebuttal, refutation) | argument contraire nm |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (military: retaliation) | contre-attaque nf |
| | They quickly waged a counter-attack to try to regain the upper hand. |
| | Ils se sont empressés de lancer une contre-attaque pour reprendre la main. |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (verbal response) | contre-attaque nf |
| | The journalist published a scathing counterattack. |
countercheck,
counter-check,
counter check n | (second check) | deuxième vérification nf |
countercheck,
counter-check,
counter check n | (an opposing restraint) | contrebalancer⇒ vtr |
| | | neutraliser⇒ vtr |
countercheck [sth],
counter-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (restrain or counteract) | retenir⇒ vtr |
countercheck [sth],
counter-check [sth] vtr | (double-check) | revérifier⇒ vtr |
| | | vérifier deux fois loc v |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adj | (direction: opposite to clock hands) | dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre loc adv |
| | Turn the handle in a counterclockwise direction to switch off the machine. |
| | Tournez la poignée dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre pour éteindre la machine. |
| | (récent) | antihoraire adj |
| | Tournez la poignée dans le sens antihoraire pour éteindre la machine. |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adv | (movement: opposite to clock hands) | dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre loc adv |
| | (récent) | dans le sens antihoraire loc adv |
| | To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counter-clockwise. |
| | Pour ouvrir le bocal, il faut tourner le couvercle dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre. |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n | (nonconformism: social, political) | contre-culture nf |
| | It doesn't take long for the counterculture to become the mainstream culture. |
counterculture,
counter-culture n | dated (lifestyle: non-conventional) | contre-culture nf |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n as adj | (hippie, nonconformist) | de contre-culture loc adj |
| | Ken Kesey was a major figure in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. |
| countercurrent n | (current flowing against another) | contre-courant nm |
| countercurrent n | figurative (movement against established opinion) (figuré) | contre-courant nm |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n | (counteracting spies) | contre-espionnage nm |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n as adj | (counteracting spies) | de contre-espionnage loc adj |
counterexample,
counter-example n | (rebuttal) | contre-exemple nm |
counterinsurgency,
counter-insurgency n | (military: anti-guerrilla activity) | contre-insurrection nf |
counterintelligence,
counter-intelligence n | (anti-espionage) | contre-espionnage nm |
counterintuitive,
also UK: counter-intuitive adj | (not logical) | contre-intuitif, contre-intuitive adj |
| | | contraire à l'intuition loc adj |
| | | qui défie toute logique loc adj |
| | This new operating system seems very counterintuitive and hard to use. |
| | Le nouveau système d'exploitation semble tout à fait contre-intuitif et difficile d'emploi. |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (retaliation: act opposing an action) | contre-mesure nf |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (response) | contre-mesure nf |
| | The government's counter-measures don't seem to be working. |
| | Les contre-mesures du gouvernement ne semblent pas marcher. |
counterproposal,
counter-proposal n | (alternative to idea proposed) | contre-proposition nf |
| | It doesn't matter what we offer since they'll inevitably return with a counterproposal. |
| | Qu'importe ce que nous proposerons puisque de toute façon, ils reviendront avec une contre-proposition. |
counterrevolution (US),
counter-revolution (UK) n | (revolt against a revolution) | contre-révolution nf |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) adj | (opposed to revolution) | contre-révolutionnaire adj |
| | The counterrevolutionary militia arrested fifteen suspects. |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) n | (opponent of a revolution) | contre-révolutionnaire nmf |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism,
antiterrorism n | (efforts to prevent terrorism) | contre-terrorisme, antiterrorisme nm |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism,
antiterrorism n as adj | (aimed at preventing terrorism) (action) | contre-terroriste, antiterroriste adj |
| | (personne) | du contre-terrorisme, de l'antiterrorisme loc adj |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism n | (retaliatory terrorism) | contre-terrorisme nm |
countertop,
counter top n | US (work surface) | plan de travail nm |
| | (Can) | comptoir nm |
| | The apartment comes with beautiful granite countertops. |
| | L'appartement a de magnifiques plans de travail en granit. |
countertop,
counter top n | US (counter: top of serving desk in shop) | dessus de comptoir, comptoir nm |
| | A basket of candy sat on the countertop. |
| | Un panier de bonbons se trouvait sur le comptoir. |
| deli counter n | abbreviation (in shop: serves cold meat) | stand de charcuterie nm |
| | (Can) | comptoir déli nm |
| | The deli counter was busy so I just bought packaged meat. |
| Geiger counter n | (device that measures radioactivity) | compteur Geiger nm |
| | The more radiation present, the faster the tick of the Geiger counter. |
| kitchen counter n | (work surface used for cooking) | plan de travail nm |
| | (Can) | comptoir nm |
| | After she finished preparing supper, she wiped off the kitchen counter. |
| lap counter n | (device for tracking number of circuits) | compte-tours nm |
| | My wristwatch has a lap counter. |
| lunch counter n | (inexpensive restaurant) (anglicisme) | snack, snack-bar nm |
| | | cafétéria nf |
| lunch counter n | (counter in store selling snacks) (de snack) | comptoir nm |
| OTC adv | initialism (over the counter) | sans ordonnance loc adv |
| | This drug cannot be bought OTC. |
| OTC adj | initialism (over-the-counter) (médicament) | vendu sans ordonnance loc adj |
| | | en vente libre loc adj |
| | Rufus went to the pharmacy to get an OTC painkiller. |
| over the counter adv | (drugs: without prescription) (médicament) | sans ordonnance loc adv |
| | Aspirin and Ibuprofen are examples of medicines that can be purchased over the counter. |
| | L'aspirine et l'ibuprofène sont des exemples de médicaments qui peuvent être achetés sans ordonnance. |
| over-the-counter adj | (drugs: sold without prescription) (médicament) | vendu sans ordonnance loc adj |
| | | en vente libre loc adj |
| | Many allergies can be treated with over-the-counter antihistamines. |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | médicament vendu sans ordonnance nm |
| | | médicament en vente libre nm |
| | The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| over-the-counter market n | (type of stock-trading market) (Bourse) | marché hors cote nm |
| prescription counter n | (serving desk at a pharmacy) | comptoir d'une pharmacie nm |
| Note: France : parapharmacie et médicaments sur ordonnance ne se vendent que rarement à des comptoirs séparés. |
| rev counter n | UK, informal (tachometer) | compte-tours nm inv |
| run counter to [sth] v expr | (go against [sth]) | aller à l'encontre loc v |
| | Cheating on an exam runs counter to what my parents told me was the right thing to do. |
| | Tricher aux examens va à l'encontre des valeurs que m'ont inculquées mes parents. |
| scintillation counter | (radioctivity detection device) | compteur à scintillation, compteur à scintillations nm |
| tally counter n | (device for recording score, etc.) | compteur nm |
| under-the-counter adj | figurative (secret, illegal) (figuré) | sous le manteau loc adj |
| | Alan had done an under-the-counter deal to obtain a supply of contraband cigarettes. |
| | Alan avait obtenu un accord sous le manteau pour obtenir des cigarettes de contrebande. |
| under the counter adv | figurative (secretly, illegally) (figuré) | sous le manteau loc adv |
| | | au noir loc adv |
| | She was being paid under the counter so she avoided paying taxes. |
| | Elle était payée sous le manteau pour éviter les impôts. |