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Qué (quién) es counter - definición
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Counters; Counter (disambiguation); Numerical counter
counter
(counters, countering, countered)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
In a place such as a shop or cafe, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
...those fellows we see working behind the counter at our local video rental store.
...the cosmetics counter...
N-COUNT
2.
If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade...
Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit.
VERB: V n, V by -ing
3.
Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective.
...NATO's traditional role as a counter to the military might of the Warsaw pact.
N-SING: a N to n
4.
If you counter something that someone has said, you say something which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they are wrong.
Both of them had to counter fierce criticism...
The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims...
The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given...
'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice.
VERB: V n, V with n, V by -ing, V with quote, also V that
5.
A counter is a mechanical or electronic device which keeps a count of something and displays the total.
...an answerphone with an LED display call counter.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
6.
A counter is a small, flat, round object used in board games.
N-COUNT
7.
8.
If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?
...basic over-the-counter remedies.
PHRASE
9.
Over-the-counter shares are bought and sold directly rather than on a stock exchange. (BUSINESS)
PHRASE: usu PHR n
10.
If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it. (FORMAL)
Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR to n
11.
If someone buys or sells goods under the counter, they buy or sell them secretly and illegally.
The smugglers allegedly sold the gold under the counter, cheating the VAT man out of ?5 million.
PHRASE: PHR after v
counter
I
adj., adv. to go counter to
II
n.
surface, table over which business is conducted
1) a bargain; lunch; notions (AE) counter
2) at a counter
misc.
3) over the counter ('through a broker's office'); ('without a prescription'); under the counter ('illicitly')
III
v.
1) (D; intr., tr.) to counter with (she countered with an even stronger argument; they countered our proposal with one of their own)
2) (L) she countered that her advice had not been heeded
counter
counter1
¦ noun
1. a long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or food and drinks are served.
N. Amer. a worktop.
2. a small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.
a token representing a coin.
3. a factor used to give one party an advantage in negotiations.
4. a person or thing that counts something.
Physics an apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles or events.
Phrases
over the counter by ordinary retail purchase, with no need for a prescription or licence.
?(of share transactions) taking place outside the stock exchange system.
under the counter (or table) (with reference to goods bought or sold) surreptitiously and illegally.
Origin
ME (in sense 2): from OFr. conteor, from med. L. computatorium, from L. computare (see compute).
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counter2
¦ verb
1. speak or act in opposition or response to.
2. Boxing give a return blow while parrying.
¦ adverb (counter to) in the opposite direction to or in conflict with.
¦ adjective responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition: argument and counter argument.
¦ noun
1. an act or speech which counters something else.
2. Boxing a counterpunch.
3. the curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.
4. Printing the white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.
Origin
ME: from OFr. contre, from L. contra 'against'.
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counter3
¦ noun the back part of a shoe or boot, enclosing the heel.
Origin
C19: abbrev. of counterfort 'buttress', from Fr. contrefort.
Ejemplos de uso de counter
1. Counter–narcotics and counter–terrorism would describe a virtuous circle.
2. That election had followed nine months of demonstrations, counter–demonstrations, lawsuits and counter–law suits.
3. The Taliban counter–intelligence effort is generally counter–productive, earning more hatred from Afghans.
4. Rumsfeld said the two sides had also discussed counter–narcotics, counter–proliferation and regional economic growth.
5. Counter–attack Saddam says the Anfal campaign was a counter–attack against rebels.