compteur
French
editEtymology
editFrom compter (“to count”) + -eur (“-er”). Doublet of conteur. Compare comptoir.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcompteur m (plural compteurs)
- a measuring device that keeps a count: a meter, a counter
- (by ellipsis) a speedometer, an electricity meter, or a gas meter
- Synonym: compteur de vitesse
- (by ellipsis) a speedometer, an electricity meter, or a gas meter
- (grammar) a counter
- (programming) a counter
- (sports) a table (league)
- 3 points de plus au compteur ― 3 more points on the table
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Khmer: កុងទ័រ (kongtɔə)
- → Lombard: contoeur
- → Malagasy: kaontera
- → Piedmontese: conteur
- → Vietnamese: công tơ
Further reading
edit- “compteur” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “compteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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