compteur
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From compter (“to count”) + -eur (“-er”).
Noun edit
compteur m (plural compteurs)
- a measuring device that keeps a count, a meter, a counter
- (by ellipsis) an speedometer, an electricity meter, or a gas meter
- (grammar) a counter
- (programming) a counter
- (sports) table (league)
- 3 points de plus au compteur
- 3 more points on the table.
Etymology 2 edit
From compter (“to count”) + -eur (“-er”).
Derived terms edit
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.