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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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The cashier stood behind the counter.
Il cassiere era dietro il bancone.
They placed their bags on the counter at the shop.
Hanno posato le loro borse sul bancone del negozio.
02
gettone, contatore
a small usually round object included in some board games to mark a player's place or score
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The game came with colored counters for each player.
Counters helped track resources in the strategy game.
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a device that records the number of times an event occurs
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The counter tracked how many items were sold.
A lap counter was used during the race.
04
ripiano
a sideboard or cabinet in a dining room with drawers and shelves
Dialect
American
American
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The buffet counter held plates and cutlery.
Antique counters often have intricate carvings.
05
a punch delivered in response to an opponent's strike, especially in boxing
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The boxer landed a sharp counter after the jab.
He trained to improve his counters.
06
a stiff piece of leather forming the back part of a shoe or boot
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The cobbler replaced the worn shoe counter.
Reinforcing the counter improves shoe durability.
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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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The program uses a counter to track iterations.
Each loop incremented the counter.
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a quick, often witty or critical, response to a question or remark
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She replied with a clever counter.
His counter silenced the opposition.
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a person who counts items or records numbers
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The counter tallied all the ballots.
He worked as a counter in the warehouse.
to counter
01
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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Taking vitamin C can help counter the effects of a cold.
Assumere vitamina C può aiutare a contrastare gli effetti di un raffreddore.
The government implemented policies to counter the economic downturn.
Il governo ha implementato politiche per contrastare il rallentamento economico.
02
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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She countered his accusations with evidence proving her innocence.
Lei ha contrastato le sue accuse con prove che dimostravano la sua innocenza.
The politician countered the opposition ’s attacks with a strong rebuttal.
Il politico ha contrastato gli attacchi dell'opposizione con una forte confutazione.
counter
01
expressing opposition or acting in resistance
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The lawyer presented a counter argument to the motion.
They took counter measures to prevent the disruption.
counter
01
in the direction opposite to a reference point or movement
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The cyclist pedaled counter along the trail.
They walked counter along the path to avoid the crowd.
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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The counterargument challenged the main point of the debate.
La controbattuta ha sfidato il punto principale del dibattito.
They launched a counterattack to defend their territory.
Hanno lanciato un controattacco per difendere il loro territorio.
Albero Lessicale
counter
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