Значение слова "COUNTER" найдено в 83 источниках
COUNTER
[`kaʊntə]
тот, кто считает, вычисляет и т. п.
счетчик; тахометр
фишка
шашка
конторка; прилавок
оборудовать конторкой, прилавком и т. п.
нечто обратное; противоположность
встречный удар
задник
восьмерка
холка
кормовой подзор
альт, высокий тенор
противоположный, обратный, встречный
обратно; в противоположном направлении; вопреки, против
противостоять; противоречить, возражать
нанести встречный удар
[`kaʊntəˏ]
контр-, противо-
найдено в "Collocations dictionary"
counter: translation
•Roman•I.•/Roman• noun
1 long flat surface
ADJECTIVE
▪ checkout (AmE), post office (BrE), shop (esp. BrE), store (AmE)
▪
There was a line of people waiting at the checkout counter.
▪ cosmetic (AmE), cosmetics, make-up
▪ deli, delicatessen, meat
▪
He works at the meat counter.
▪ bar, lunch (AmE)
▪
They sat on high stools at the bar counter.
▪ check-in (AmE), reception, ticket (esp.AmE)
▪
an airline check-in counter
▪ bathroom (AmE), kitchen (esp. AmE), sink (AmE)
▪
She put her bags down on the kitchen counter.
▪ Formica™ (esp. AmE), glass, granite, marble, wooden
VERB + COUNTER
▪ serve at (esp. AmE), serve behind (esp. BrE), work at (esp. AmE), work behind
▪
Mary worked behind the counter at Bacon's for a few hours a week.
▪ wipe, wipe down
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The bartender wiped down the counter in silence.
▪ approach
▪
He approached the counter and showed his ticket.
COUNTER + NOUN
▪ top (esp. AmE)
▪
The kitchen had black marble counter tops.
▪ staff (BrE)
▪
post office counter staff
PREPOSITION
▪ across a/the counter
▪
He pushed the money across the counter to her.
▪ at a/the counter, behind a/the counter
▪
The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod.
▪ on a/the counter
▪
all the goods on the counter
▪ over the counter (often figurative)
▪
She handed me my coffee over the counter.
▪
This kind of medication cannot be bought over the counter (= without a prescription).
2 action used to prevent sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective
PREPOSITION
▪ counter to
▪
•Roman•II.•/Roman• an effective counter to the blandness of modern culture
verb
Counter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegation, ↑argument, ↑criticism, ↑effect, ↑influence, ↑invasion, ↑menace, ↑myth, ↑perception, ↑problem, ↑propaganda, ↑threat, ↑view