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Meanings of counter in English

Russian
прилавок
Spanish
mostrador
Catalan
barra
Wikidata

Playing piece used in board wargames.

прилавок
Portuguese
bufete
Catalan
aparador
Spanish
aparador
Wikidata

A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers.

bufete
Synonyms
Examples for "buffet"
Examples for "buffet"
1
We opened the buffet to find that, yes, it certainly needed it.
Dead until dark
2
Of course, Jane thought, one man of each type for the buffet.
Austenland
3
The buffet was worthy of the one who had it in charge.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 03
4
The insects buffet the crews, millions of tough bodies: their chitin cuts.
Iron Council
5
The buffet doesn't open until seven. Nellie raised the pot in question.
Bones Are Forever
1
Please go to the sideboard and help yourselves to the first course.
The hellfire club
2
I was in the shadow of the sideboard; Ben stood against it.
The Morgesons: A Novel
3
The sideboard in the dining-room glittered with the wedding silver and cut-glass.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
4
Even the fresh mint was in the tankard on the old sideboard.
Gordon Keith
5
He folded up the tablecloth and put it in the sideboard drawer.
Simon the Jester
Wikidata

A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.

Portuguese
resposta
Spanish
réplica

A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

resposta
Usage of counter in English
1
Their colleagues in Congress hope to counter the new rules with legislation.
Reuters
2
An over-the-counter equity market, the New Third Board, saw a similar fate.
Reuters
3
His book is a case study of a counter-insurgency war gone wrong.
The Irish Times
4
Israel takes in droves of Palestinian refugees fleeing the counter-humanist Palestinian laws.
The South African
5
PwC partner David Stebbings advised companies to monitor bank counter-party risk daily.
Reuters
6
For once, it wasn't just pillow talk-orcounter talk, in this case.
Any way you want me
7
Her government has also set up police units to conduct counter-terrorism operations.
Reuters
8
St Mirren are good on the counter attack with a good striker.
BBC
9
We need a religious counter-attack, not just a political or military one.
A journey: my political life
10
Fifty years ago today, the counter-cultural whirlwind that was the Beatles ended.
The Guardian
11
We have seen counter-terrorism legislation used for extensive surveillance of peaceful protesters.
The Guardian
12
To counter those concerns, the outreach group conducted a public education campaign.
Wired
13
United's best hope of any attack at speed was on the counter.
The Guardian
14
He also says GE runs counter to New Zealand's global marketing position.
Radio NZ
15
His guitar added texture and counter melody which made good songs great.
The Guardian
16
A new Middle East war runs counter to everything Obama is about.
The Guardian
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Counter through the time
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Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
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