| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| counter offer n | (offer made in response to an offer) | contraproposta sf |
| The sellers have accepted our counter offer for the house. |
| counter to [sth] prep | (in opposition to) (em oposição) | contra adv |
| contrariamente adv |
| That idea runs counter to popular wisdom about how to grow tomatoes. |
| counter-measure n | (act that opposes another action) | contra-medida sf |
| Counter-Reformation n | historical (historic Roman Catholic Church movement) (evento histórico) | Contrarreforma sf |
| counter-reformation n | (reformation counteracting a previous one) | Contrarreforma sf |
counterargument,
counter-argument n | (rebuttal, refutation) | contra-argumento sm |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (military: retaliation) | contra-ataque sm |
| They quickly waged a counter-attack to try to regain the upper hand. |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (verbal response) | contra-ataque sm |
| The journalist published a scathing counterattack. |
countercheck,
counter-check,
counter check n | (second check) | contracheque sm |
countercheck [sth],
counter-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (double-check) | verificar vt |
countercheck,
counter-check,
counter check n | (an opposing restraint) | oposição sf |
countercheck [sth],
counter-check [sth] vtr | (restrain or counteract) | opôr vt |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adj | (direction: opposite to clock hands) (contrário ao do movimento dos ponteiros do relógio) | anti-horário adj |
| 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) | em sentido anti-horário loc adv |
| To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counter-clockwise. |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n | (nonconformism: social, political) (não conformismo social e político) | contracultura sf |
| It doesn't take long for the counterculture to become the mainstream culture. |
| Não demora muito para a contracultura se tornar mainstream. |
counterculture,
counter-culture n | dated (lifestyle: non-conventional) (estilo de vida) | contracultura sf |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n as adj | (hippie, nonconformist) (não conformista) | de contracultura loc adj |
| Ken Kesey was a major figure in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. |
| Ken Kesey foi uma figura importante para o movimento de contracultura dos anos 60. |
| countercurrent n | (current flowing against another) | contracorrente sf |
| countercurrent n | figurative (movement against established opinion) | contracorrente sf |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n | (counteracting spies) | contraespionagem sf |
counterespionage,
also UK: counter-espionage n as adj | (counteracting spies) | contraespionagem sf |
counterexample,
counter-example n | (rebuttal) | contrapartida sf |
| contra-exemplo, contra-argumento sm |
counterinsurgency,
counter-insurgency n | (military: anti-guerrilla activity) (Mil: atividades contra-guerrilha) | contrainsurgência sf |
counterintelligence,
also UK: counter-intelligence n | (anti-espionage) (militar) | contraespionagem sf |
| The counterintelligence agent was crucial in discovering the network of foreign spies. |
counterintuitive,
also UK: counter-intuitive adj | (not logical) (não lógico) | contraintuitivo adj |
| This new operating system seems very counterintuitive and hard to use. |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (retaliation: act opposing an action) | medida defensiva loc sf |
countermeasure,
also UK: counter-measure n | (response) | contramedida sf |
| The government's counter-measures don't seem to be working. |
| As contramedidas do governo não parecem estar funcionando. |
counterproductive,
counter-productive adj | (self-defeating) | contraproducente adj |
| Eating a pint of ice cream after you exercise is counterproductive. |
counterproposal,
counter-proposal n | (alternative to idea proposed) | contraproposta sf |
| It doesn't matter what we offer since they'll inevitably return with a counterproposal. |
counterrevolution (US),
counter-revolution (UK) n | (revolt against a revolution) | contrarrevolução sf |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) adj | (opposed to revolution) | contrarrevolucionário adj |
| The counterrevolutionary militia arrested fifteen suspects. |
counterrevolutionary (US),
counter-revolutionary (UK) n | (opponent of a revolution) | contrarrevolucionário sm |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism,
antiterrorism n | (efforts to prevent terrorism) (esforços para prevenção) | contraterrorismo, antiterrorismo sm |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism,
antiterrorism n as adj | (aimed at preventing terrorism) | antiterrorismo adj |
counterterrorism,
counter-terrorism n | (retaliatory terrorism) (retaliação) | contraterrorismo sm |
countertop,
counter top n | (work surface) | balcão sm |
| The apartment comes with beautiful granite countertops. |
countertop,
counter top n | US (counter: top of serving desk in shop) (loja) | balcão sm |
| A basket of candy sat on the countertop. |
| kitchen counter n | (work surface used for cooking) | bancada sf |
| After she finished preparing supper, she wiped off the kitchen counter. |
| OTC adv | initialism (over the counter) (sigla) | sem receita loc adv |
| This drug cannot be bought OTC. |
| OTC adj | initialism (over-the-counter) (sigla) | sem receita adj |
| Rufus went to the pharmacy to get an OTC painkiller. |
| over the counter adv | (drugs: without prescription) (remédio) | sem receita loc adv |
| Aspirin and Ibuprofen are examples of medicines that can be purchased over the counter. |
| over-the-counter adj | (drugs: sold without prescription) (remédio) | de venda liberada loc adj |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | remédio sem receita sm |
| remédio não controlado sm |
| The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| prescription counter n | (serving desk at a pharmacy) (balcão de farmácia) | balcão de farmácia sm |
| run counter to [sth] v expr | (go against [sth]) | contrapor-se a vp + prep |
| ir contra vi + prep |
| 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.) | contador manual sm |
| under-the-counter adj | figurative (secret, illegal) (secreto, ilegal) | não declarado adj |
| (figurado: secreto, ilegal) | debaixo dos panos adj |
| Alan had done an under-the-counter deal to obtain a supply of contraband cigarettes. |
| under the counter adv | figurative (secretly, illegally) | disfarçadamente, dissimuladamente adv |
| She was being paid under the counter so she avoided paying taxes. |
