| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| counter n | (flat, elevated surface) | disk s |
| | You can fill out the form at the counter over there. |
| | Du kan fylla i formuläret vid disken där borta. |
| counter n | (sales window) | expeditionslucka s |
| | | disk s |
| | I bought three tickets at the counter. |
| | Jag köpte tre biljetter i expeditionsluckan. |
| counter n | (kitchen surface) | köksbänk s |
| | | diskbänk s |
| | He leaned over the kitchen counter to cut the carrots. |
| | Han lutade sig över köksbänken för att skära morötterna. |
| counter n | (in shop, etc.: surface) | disk, kassadisk s |
| | The jeweller displayed the rings on the counter. |
| | Juveleraren visade upp smyckena i disken (or: i kassadisken). |
| counter n | (game token) | spelbricka s |
| | | spelmark s |
| | If you throw a five, move your counter forward five spaces. |
| counter adj | (opposing) | mot-, kontra- adj |
| | | motsatt adj |
| | His counter move resulted in his winning the game. |
| | Hans motdrag (or: kontradrag) resulterade i att han vann spelet. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| counter n | (tally counter: device for counting) | räknare s |
| | The counter tallied the number of pages printed on the press. |
| counter n | (witty reply) | replik s |
| | (omodern) | svaromål, genmäle s |
| | His counter to the criticism of his politics made everyone laugh. |
| counter n | (person who counts) (person) | kontrollant s |
| | At the entrance to the carnival stood a counter, keeping track of how many people had paid to get in. |
| counter n | (shoes: heel piece) (skodel som omsluter hälen) | bakkappa s |
| | I need to take these shoes to the repair shop for new soles and counters. |
| counter prefix | (against) | mot- prefix |
| | For example: counterbalance, counteract |
| counter prefix | (corresponding) | mot- prefix |
| | For example: counterpart |
counter,
counter that,
counter with vi | (respond to argument) | bemöta, besvara vtr |
| | (stridslystet) | kontra vtr |
| | He countered that the plan was impractical. |
| counter [sth]⇒ vtr | (move in opposition to) | kontra vtr |
| | | bemöta vtr |
| | | svara vtr |
| | The manager found a way of countering the other team's tactics. |
| counter [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (move in opposition to) | bemöta ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | | ge svar på ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | besvara ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | He countered his opponent's move with a swift blow. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| counter offer n | (offer made in response to an offer) | motbud s |
| | The sellers have accepted our counter offer for the house. |
counterargument,
counter-argument n | (rebuttal, refutation) | motargument s |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (military: retaliation) | motanfall s |
| | They quickly waged a counter-attack to try to regain the upper hand. |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (verbal response) | kontring s |
| | | motattack s |
| | The journalist published a scathing counterattack. |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adj | (direction: opposite to clock hands) | moturs adv |
| | Turn the handle in a counterclockwise direction to switch off the machine. |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adv | (movement: opposite to clock hands) | moturs adv |
| | To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counter-clockwise. |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n | (nonconformism: social, political) | motkultur s |
| | It doesn't take long for the counterculture to become the mainstream culture. |
counterculture,
counter-culture n | dated (lifestyle: non-conventional) | motkultur s |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n as adj | (hippie, nonconformist) (förled) | motkulturs- adj |
| | | revolterande adj |
| | Ken Kesey was a major figure in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n | (counteracting spies) | kontraspionage s |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n as adj | (counteracting spies) (förled) | kontraespionage- adj |
counterinsurgency,
counter-insurgency n | (military: anti-guerrilla activity) (bokstavlig) | anti-gerilla s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
counterintelligence,
also UK: counter-intelligence n | (anti-espionage) | kontraspionage s |
| | | anti-spionage s |
| | The counterintelligence agent was crucial in discovering the network of foreign spies. |
counterintuitive,
also UK: counter-intuitive adj | (not logical) | ologisk adj |
| | | irrationell adj |
| | (litterärt) | förnuftsvidrig adj |
| | This new operating system seems very counterintuitive and hard to use. |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (retaliation: act opposing an action) | motattack s |
| | | motåtgärd s |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (response) (formell) | motåtgärd s |
| | | svarsåtgärd s |
| | The government's counter-measures don't seem to be working. |
counterproductive,
counter-productive adj | (self-defeating) | kontraproduktiv adj |
| | Eating a pint of ice cream after you exercise is counterproductive. |
counterrevolution (US),
counter-revolution (UK) n | (revolt against a revolution) | kontrarevolution s |
| | | motrevolution s |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) adj | (opposed to revolution) | kontrarevolutionär adj |
| | The counterrevolutionary militia arrested fifteen suspects. |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) n | (opponent of a revolution) | kontrarevolutionär adj |
countertop,
counter top n | (work surface) (vardagligt) | bänk s |
| | (formell) | arbetsbänk s |
| | The apartment comes with beautiful granite countertops. |
countertop,
counter top n | US (counter: top of serving desk in shop) | disk, bardisk s |
| | (formell) | expeditionsdisk s |
| | A basket of candy sat on the countertop. |
| over the counter adv | (drugs: without prescription) | receptfritt adv |
| | Aspirin and Ibuprofen are examples of medicines that can be purchased over the counter. |
| over-the-counter adj | (drugs: sold without prescription) | receptfri adj |
| | Many allergies can be treated with over-the-counter antihistamines. |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | receptfri medicin s |
| | The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| run counter to [sth] v expr | (go against [sth]) | gå emot, vara emot uttr |
| | | in gå i linje med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Cheating on an exam runs counter to what my parents told me was the right thing to do. |
| tally counter n | (device for recording score, etc.) | räknare s |
| | (specifik) | personräknare s |
| under-the-counter adj | figurative (secret, illegal) (bildlig) | under bordet adj |
| | Alan had done an under-the-counter deal to obtain a supply of contraband cigarettes. |
| under the counter adv | figurative (secretly, illegally) (bildlig: utan skatter) | svart adv |
| | She was being paid under the counter so she avoided paying taxes. |