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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊn.tə/
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• General-American: /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/
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• General-American: [ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚ] in fast speech
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• General-American: [ˈkhaʊ̯.ɾ̃ɚ]
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• General-American: [ˈkhaʊ̯.nɚ]
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• rhymes with -aʊntə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: K AW1 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Old French contre, Anglo-Norman cuntre, both from Latin contra.

Inherited from Middle English countour, from Old French conteor (French comptoir), from Medieval Latin computātōrium, from Latin computō, equivalent to count + -er. Doublet of cantore, computer, and kontor.

249 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Aragonese: contra — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Bulgarian: обратен (obraten) — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Bulgarian: противоположен (protivopoložen) — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Finnish: vastaan — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Finnish: vastoin — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• French: contre — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Italian: contro — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Latin: contra — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Portuguese: contra — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Russian: противополо́жный (protivopolóžnyj) — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Russian: обра́тный (obrátnyj) — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Spanish: en contra — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Spanish: contra — contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
• Afrikaans: teller — one who counts
• Belarusian: лічы́льшчык (ličýlʹščyk) — one who counts
• Belarusian: лічы́льшчыца (ličýlʹščyca) — one who counts
• Bulgarian: броя́ч (brojáč) — one who counts
• Bulgarian: броя́чка (brojáčka) — one who counts
• Catalan: comptador — one who counts
• Czech: počtář — one who counts
• Czech: počtářka — one who counts
• Danish: tæller — one who counts
• Danish: optæller — one who counts
• Finnish: laskija — one who counts
• French: compteur — one who counts
• German: Zähler — one who counts
• German: Zählerin — one who counts
• Greek: μετρητής (metritís) — one who counts
• Hungarian: számoló — one who counts
• Ingrian: lukija — one who counts
• Kyrgyz: билмээсепчи (bilmeesepci) — one who counts
• Macedonian: бро́јач (brójač) — one who counts
• Māori: kaitatau — one who counts
• Middle English: countour — one who counts
• Norman: compteux — one who counts
• Polish: licznik — one who counts
• Portuguese: contador — one who counts
• Romanian: numărător — one who counts
• Romanian: numărătoare — one who counts
• Russian: счётчик (sčótčik) — one who counts
• Russian: счётчица (sčótčica) — one who counts
• Slovene: preštevalec — one who counts
• Slovene: preštevalka — one who counts
• Spanish: contador — one who counts
• Tajik: ҳисобчӣ (hisobči) — one who counts
• Ukrainian: обліко́вець (oblikóvecʹ) — one who counts
• Afrikaans: teller — object used in counting
• Arabic: عَدَّاد (ʕaddād) — object used in counting
• Armenian: հաշվիչ (hašvičʻ) — object used in counting
• Belarusian: лічы́льнік (ličýlʹnik) — object used in counting
• Bulgarian: броя́ч (brojáč) — object used in counting
• Catalan: fitxa — object used in counting
• Catalan: getó — object used in counting
• Chinese Mandarin: 棋子 (qízǐ) — object used in counting
• Cornish: niverell — object used in counting
• Cornish: boton — object used in counting
• Czech: čítač — object used in counting
• Danish: tæller — object used in counting
• Esperanto: nombrilo — object used in counting
• Finnish: laskuri — object used in counting
• French: compteur — object used in counting
• German: Zählwerk — object used in counting
• German: Zähler — object used in counting
• Greek: μετρητής (metritís) — object used in counting
• Hungarian: bábu — object used in counting
• Hungarian: zseton — object used in counting
• Ido: kontero — object used in counting
• Italian: contatore — object used in counting
• Japanese: カウンター (kauntā) — object used in counting
• Korean: 카운터 (kaunteo) — object used in counting
• Macedonian: бро́јач (brójač) — object used in counting
• Māori: perepere — object used in counting
• Middle English: countour — object used in counting
• Norman: compteux — object used in counting
• Persian: شمارشگر (šomârešgar) — object used in counting
• Persian: شمارنده (šomârande) — object used in counting
• Persian: کنتور (kontôr) — object used in counting
• Polish: licznik — object used in counting
• Portuguese: contador — object used in counting
• Quechua: yupana — object used in counting
• Romanian: contor — object used in counting
• Romanian: numărătoare — object used in counting
• Russian: счётчик (sčótčik) — object used in counting
• Serbo-Croatian: бро̀ја̄ч — object used in counting
• Serbo-Croatian: bròjāč — object used in counting
• Slovak: čítač — object used in counting
• Slovene: števec — object used in counting
• Spanish: contador — object used in counting
• Swedish: markör — object used in counting
• Tajik: ҳисобкунак (hisobkunak) — object used in counting
• Turkish: sayaç — object used in counting
• Ukrainian: лічи́льник (ličýlʹnyk) — object used in counting
• Welsh: rhifydd — object used in counting
• Afrikaans: toonbank — table or board on which business is transacted
• Armenian: վաճառասեղան (vačaṙaseġan) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Azerbaijani: piştaxta — table or board on which business is transacted
• Basque: erakusmahai — table or board on which business is transacted
• Belarusian: сто́йка (stójka) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Belarusian: прыла́вак (prylávak) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Bulgarian: гише́ (gišé) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Bulgarian: тезгях (tezgjah) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Burmese: ကောင်တာ (kaungta) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Catalan: taulell — table or board on which business is transacted
• Chinese Cantonese: 櫃檯 /柜台 — table or board on which business is transacted
• Chinese Mandarin: 櫃檯 /柜台 (guìtái) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Cornish: komptyer — table or board on which business is transacted
• Danish: disk — table or board on which business is transacted
• Danish: skranke — table or board on which business is transacted
• Dutch: balie — table or board on which business is transacted
• Dutch: toonbank — table or board on which business is transacted
• Esperanto: butiktablo — table or board on which business is transacted
• Esperanto: vendotablo — table or board on which business is transacted
• Finnish: tiski — table or board on which business is transacted
• French: guichet — table or board on which business is transacted
• French: comptoir — table or board on which business is transacted
• German: Theke — table or board on which business is transacted
• German: Tresen — table or board on which business is transacted
• German: Schalter — table or board on which business is transacted
• Greek: πάγκος (págkos) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Hebrew: דֶּלְפֵּק (delpék) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Hebrew: דַּלְפָּק (dalpak) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Hungarian: pult — table or board on which business is transacted
• Hungarian: kiszolgálópult — table or board on which business is transacted
• Icelandic: afgreiðsluborð — table or board on which business is transacted
• Icelandic: búðarborð — table or board on which business is transacted
• Indonesian: loket — table or board on which business is transacted
• Irish: cuntar — table or board on which business is transacted
• Italian: bancone — table or board on which business is transacted
• Japanese: カウンタ (kaunta) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Japanese: カウンター (kauntā) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Khmer: គណនីយដ្ឋាន (kĕəʼnaʼniiyatthaan) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Korean: 계산대 (gyesandae) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Korean: 카운터 (kaunteo) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Ladino: kontuar — table or board on which business is transacted
• Malay: kaunter — table or board on which business is transacted
• Māori: pae-utu — table or board on which business is transacted
• Middle English: countour — table or board on which business is transacted
• Norwegian Bokmål: disk — table or board on which business is transacted
• Norwegian Nynorsk: disk — table or board on which business is transacted
• Polish: lada — table or board on which business is transacted
• Polish: kontuar — table or board on which business is transacted
• Portuguese: balcão — table or board on which business is transacted
• Romanian: ghișeu — table or board on which business is transacted
• Russian: сто́йка (stójka) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Russian: прила́вок (prilávok) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Russian: конто́рка (kontórka) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Serbo-Croatian: pult — table or board on which business is transacted
• Slovene: pult — table or board on which business is transacted
• Spanish: mostrador — table or board on which business is transacted
• Spanish: taquilla — table or board on which business is transacted
• Spanish: counter — table or board on which business is transacted
• Swedish: disk — table or board on which business is transacted
• Thai: เคาน์เตอร์ (káo-dtə̂ə) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Turkish: tezgah — table or board on which business is transacted
• Turkish: banko — table or board on which business is transacted
• Ottoman Turkish: پشتخته (peştahta) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Ukrainian: сто́йка (stójka) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Ukrainian: прила́вок (prylávok) — table or board on which business is transacted
• Vietnamese: quầy thu ngân — table or board on which business is transacted
• Welsh: bwrdd — table or board on which business is transacted
• Welsh: cownter — table or board on which business is transacted
• Afrikaans: teller — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Chinese Mandarin: 計數 /计数 — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Czech: čítač — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Danish: tæller — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Esperanto: nombrilo — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Finnish: laskuri — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• German: Zähler — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Greek: μετρητής (metritís) — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Greek: απαριθμητής (aparithmitís) — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Hungarian: számláló — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Icelandic: teljari — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Italian: contatore — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Portuguese: contador — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Romanian: numărător — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Romanian: contor — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Russian: счётчик (sčótčik) — computing: variable etc. for keeping count
• Bulgarian: броя́ч (brojáč) — telltale
• Catalan: comptavoltes — telltale
• Chinese Mandarin: 計數器 /计数器 — telltale
• Danish: tæller — telltale
• Finnish: laskuri — telltale
• Russian: счётчик (sčótčik) — telltale
• Finnish: putka — prison attached to city court
• Middle English: countour — prison attached to city court
• Afrikaans: kookoppervlak — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Chinese Mandarin: 流理臺 /流理台 — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Chinese Mandarin: 料理臺 /料理台 — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Danish: køkkenbord — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Dutch: aanrecht — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Finnish: työtaso — kitchen surface for food preparation
• German: Arbeitsplatte — kitchen surface for food preparation
• German: Arbeitsfläche — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Hungarian: pult — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Hungarian: előkészítő felület — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Hungarian: munkalap — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Icelandic: eldhúsbekkur — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Irish: cuntar — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Italian: bancone — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Māori: tūpapa — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjøkkenbenk — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøkenbenk — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Polish: blat — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Portuguese: bancada — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Portuguese: balcão — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Russian: столе́шница (stoléšnica) — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Spanish: encimera — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Swedish: köksbänk — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Turkish: tezgah — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Vietnamese: kệ bếp — kitchen surface for food preparation
• Chinese Mandarin: 得分球 — curling: stone counting as point
• Chinese Mandarin: 計分石 /计分石 — curling: stone counting as point
• Finnish: vastapuoli — something opposite or contrary to something else
• Bulgarian: ко́нтра (kóntra) — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Finnish: vastaliike — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Finnish: vastaus — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Hungarian: visszaütés — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Russian: встре́чный уда́р (vstréčnyj udár) — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Russian: контрудар (kontrudar) — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Russian: ответ (otvet) — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Russian: ответный удар (otvetnyj udar) — martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent
• Chinese Mandarin: 字腔 (zìqiāng) — typography: negative space of a glyph
• Hungarian: betűszem — typography: negative space of a glyph
• Finnish: kantio — part of shoe or boot
• Finnish: kantakappi — part of shoe or boot
• Russian: за́дник (zádnik) — part of shoe or boot
• Finnish: vastatoimi — something in contradiction to a proposal
• Finnish: vastaehdotus — something in contradiction to a proposal
• Russian: противове́с (protivovés) — something in contradiction to a proposal
• Russian: противоде́йствие (protivodéjstvije) — something in contradiction to a proposal
• Bulgarian: противопоставям се (protivopostavjam se) — to contradict, oppose
• Finnish: vastustaa — to contradict, oppose
• German: entgegnen — to contradict, oppose
• German: widersprechen — to contradict, oppose
• German: entgegensetzen — to contradict, oppose
• German: reagieren — to contradict, oppose
• Italian: contraddire — to contradict, oppose
• Italian: opporre — to contradict, oppose
• Russian: противостоя́ть (protivostojátʹ) — to contradict, oppose
• Spanish: contradecir — to contradict, oppose
• Spanish: contrariar — to contradict, oppose
• Spanish: rebatir — to contradict, oppose
• Finnish: vastata — boxing: to return a blow while receiving one
• Russian: отвечать (otvečatʹ) — boxing: to return a blow while receiving one
• Spanish: contraatacar — boxing: to return a blow while receiving one
• Bulgarian: отговарям (otgovarjam) — to take action in response to
• Finnish: vastata — to take action in response to
• Italian: contrastare — to take action in response to
• Spanish: contrarrestar — to take action in response to