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Counter
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banco di vendita
a table with a narrow horizontal surface over which goods are put or people are served
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He leaned on the counter while waiting for his coffee.
Si appoggiò al bancone mentre aspettava il suo caffè.
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gettone, contatore
a small usually round object included in some board games to mark a player's place or score
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She accidentally knocked over the counters.
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a device that records the number of times an event occurs
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The visitor counter showed hundreds of entries.
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ripiano
a sideboard or cabinet in a dining room with drawers and shelves
Dialect
American
American
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The counter was polished to a high shine.
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a punch delivered in response to an opponent's strike, especially in boxing
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He avoided the punch and delivered a counter.
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a stiff piece of leather forming the back part of a shoe or boot
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The counter provides support to the ankle.
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(in computers) a register or variable whose value progresses through a series of states, often consecutive integers
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Hardware counters operate automatically in circuits.
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a quick, often witty or critical, response to a question or remark
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A good counter can change the course of a discussion.
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a person who counts items or records numbers
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The team included several counters for accuracy.
to counter
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controbattere
to do something to avoid or decrease the harmful or unpleasant effects of something
Transitive: to counter effects of something
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The organization is actively countering the negative impact of climate change through conservation efforts.
L'organizzazione sta attivamente contrastando l'impatto negativo del cambiamento climatico attraverso sforzi di conservazione.
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replicare, contrastare
to react to an aggressive statement or act, often by opposing or defending against it
Transitive: to counter an action or remark | to counter an action or remark with a response
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He countered the bully ’s insults with sharp, witty comebacks.
Ha contrastato gli insulti del bullo con risposte acute e spiritose.
counter
01
expressing opposition or acting in resistance
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A counter strategy was devised to block the rival team.
counter
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in the direction opposite to a reference point or movement
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The wind blew counter across the valley.
counter-
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contro, anti
used to describe something that opposes, reacts against, or provides a contrast to something else
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He developed a counterstrategy to win the competition.
Ha sviluppato una controstrategia per vincere la competizione.
Albero Lessicale
counter
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