counter

counter
I noun 0. see count II II 1. adverb
((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) stikk i strid med, i motsatt retning
2. verb
(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) svare igjen, imøtegå
III noun
(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) disk; kjøkkenbenk
disk
I
subst. \/ˈkaʊntə\/
1) teller, telleverk, telleapparat
2) brikke, sjetong, pollett
3) (i butikk) disk
4) (i bank e.l.) kasse, luke, skranke
5) bardisk
6) (amer.) arbeidsbenk, kjøkkenbenk
counters spillepenger, spillemerker
over the counter (på apotek e.l.) uten resept
sell under the counter selge under disken, selge under disk
II
subst. \/ˈkaʊntə\/
1) mottrekk, mottiltak, svar, forsvar
2) (boksing) kontraslag, kontring
3) (fekting) kontraparade
4) (på hest) bringe, bryst
5) (sjøfart) hekk, akterspeil
6) (på sko) kappe, hælkappe
III
verb \/ˈkaʊntə\/
1) motsette seg, motarbeide, motvirke, sette seg imot, kjempe imot
2) besvare, svare på, ta til motmæle, ta til gjenmæle
• they countered our proposal with one of their own
de besvarte vårt forslag med et motforslag
3) (sjakk) besvare (med mottrekk), møte
4) (boksing) gi kontrastøt
5) (fekting) hugge kontra
counter somebody (boksing) gi noen et kontrastøt
IV
adj. \/ˈkaʊntə\/
1) mot-, kontra-, motsatt
2) fiendtlig, stridig
3) kontroll-
be counter to stride mot, være uforenlig med, være i strid med
V
adv. \/ˈkaʊntə\/
1) i motsatt retning
2) (jakt) på bakspor
counter to tvert imot, stikk i strid med
• he acted counter to her wishes
han handlet i strid med hennes ønsker
hunt counter (jakt) følge sporet i motsatt retning, være på feil spor (overført)
run\/go counter to (overført) gå på tvers av, stride mot, være i strid med

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