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countingnoun
countings
pl
Translations
comptageTerme général pour l'action de compter ou de faire le décompte.
The counting of votes took several hours to complete.
Le comptage des votes a pris plusieurs heures.
Additional translations
numérationSens scolaire ou mathématique: récitation des nombres dans l'ordre.
dénombrementPlus formel; emploi courant pour des éléments, des personnes ou des objets.
Definitions
The action of finding the total number of something.
The counting of votes took several hours to complete.
A method or system of keeping track of numbers or amounts.
The counting of inventory is done at the end of each month.
The act of reciting numbers in their conventional order.
The child's counting reached twenty before she paused.
Synonyms
accounting
calculation
tallying
enumeration
reckoning
countinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe things related to or used for the action of counting (e.g. "counting device").
Translations
de comptageEmploi adjectival dans des contextes techniques ou fonctionnels.
The engineer designed a counting mechanism for the machine.
L'ingénieur a conçu un mécanisme de comptage pour la machine.
Definitions
Relating to or used for the act of counting.
The engineer designed a counting mechanism for the machine.
countverb

counting

Gerund

counted
Past Simple
counted
Past Participle
counting
Gerund
UK
/kaʊnt/
US
/kaʊnt/
Translations
compterAu sens de réciter des nombres dans l’ordre.
The children learned to count from one to ten.
Les enfants ont appris à compter de un à dix.
She counted the number of apples in the basket.
Elle a compté le nombre de pommes dans le panier.
compterAu sens d’avoir de l’importance.
In a tight election, every vote counts.
Dans une élection serrée, chaque voix compte.
compterAu sens d’inclure dans un total.
Make sure to count everyone who is attending the meeting.
Assurez-vous de compter tout le monde qui assiste à la réunion.
compter surConstruction figée : faire confiance à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.
You can count on me to help you with the project.
Vous pouvez compter sur moi pour vous aider dans ce projet.
Definitions
To determine the total number of items in a group.
She counted the number of apples in the basket.
To include or consider as part of a total.
Make sure to count everyone who is attending the meeting.
To rely on or trust in someone or something.
You can count on me to help you with the project.
To recite or list numbers in order.
The children learned to count from one to ten.
To have importance, significance, or influence.
In a tight election, every vote counts.
Synonyms
reckon
enumerate
compute
total
number
add up
calculate
tally
Antonyms
ignore
disregard
countnoun
Definitions
The act of determining the total number of something.
The count of attendees at the event was higher than expected.
A nobleman in some European countries, equivalent to a British earl.
The count hosted a lavish banquet at his estate.
A number representing the total number of items in a set.
The final count of votes was announced after midnight.
A charge or accusation in a legal context.
He was found guilty on all counts of the indictment.
countadjective
Definitions
Of a noun: able to be individuated and enumerated; not mass.
"Cat" is a count noun, whereas "water" is a mass noun.
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