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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZähler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈt͡sɛːlɐ
"Der Zähler zählt die Anzahl der Kunden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that counts or calculates.
"The cashier used a counter to tally the total sales for the day." - 2
A flat surface on which goods are displayed or transactions are conducted.
"The bakery had a beautiful counter filled with fresh pastries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'countour', from Late Latin 'computator' (a computer, calculator), stemming from Latin 'computare' (to sum up, compute). Historically evolved from a device or table used for reckoning money to mean any mechanism or object used for keeping score or tally.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Counter" is said worldwide
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compteur
Transliteration: kɔ̃p.tœʁ
"Le compteur a enregistré toutes les ventes."
Zähler
Transliteration: ˈt͡sɛːlɐ
"Der Zähler zählt die Anzahl der Kunden."
contatore
Transliteration: kon.taˈto.re
"Il contatore ha registrato tutte le vendite."
contador
Transliteration: kon.taˈðoɾ
"El contador registró todas las ventas."
contador
Transliteration: kõ.taˈdoɾ
"O contador registrou todas as vendas."
गिनती करने वाला
Transliteration: gintī karne vālā
"गिनती करने वाले ने सभी बिक्री को दर्ज किया।"
计数器
Transliteration: jì shù qì
"计数器记录了所有的销售。"
계산기
Transliteration: gye-san-gi
"계산기가 모든 판매를 기록했습니다."
カウンター
Transliteration: kauntā
"カウンターはすべての販売を記録しました。"
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