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noun

Comptage, dénombrement

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

Examples :

"Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough."

Faites un rapide comptage des chaises pour vérifier si nous en avons assez.

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noun

Résultat, décompte

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

Examples :

"The count of students in the class is thirty. "

Le décompte des élèves dans la classe est de trente.

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noun

Compte à rebours

Examples :

"The countdown to the school play was only five days. "

Le compte à rebours de la pièce de théâtre scolaire n'était que de cinq jours.

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noun

Chef d'accusation, accusation

A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.

Examples :

"The student faced a count of plagiarism for their research paper. "

L'étudiant a été confronté à une accusation de plagiat pour son mémoire de recherche.

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noun

Le compte

The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.

Examples :

"He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded."

Il a un compte de 3-2 avec les bases remplies.

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noun

Importance, valeur

An object of interest or account; value; estimation.

Examples :

"The count of students in my class is thirty-five. "

Le nombre d'élèves dans ma classe est de trente-cinq.

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verb

Compter

To recite numbers in sequence.

Examples :

"Can you count to a hundred?"

Peux-tu compter jusqu'à cent ?

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verb

Compter, dénombrer

To determine the number (of objects in a group).

Examples :

"There are three apples; count them."

Il y a trois pommes ; compte-les.

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verb

Compter, avoir de l'importance

To be of significance; to matter.

Examples :

"Your views don’t count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk."

Vos opinions ne comptent pas ici. Cela compte si vous trichez avec quelqu'un quand vous êtes ivre.

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verb

Servir d'exemple, valoir comme

To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.

Examples :

"Apples count as a type of fruit."

Les pommes servent d'exemple de type de fruit.

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verb

Considérer, estimer

To consider something an example of something.

Examples :

"He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend."

Il se considère comme un héros après avoir sauvé le chat de la rivière. Je vous considère comme plus qu'un ami.

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verb

Compter, tenir compte de

To take account or note (of).

Examples :

"The teacher counted the students who were present in the classroom. "

Le professeur a compté les élèves présents dans la salle de classe.

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verb

Plaider, réciter

To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

Examples :

"The lawyer will count the evidence in court to prove his client's innocence. "

L'avocat va plaider les preuves devant le tribunal pour prouver l'innocence de son client.

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adjective

Comptable

(grammar) Countable.

Examples :

"My family has many count nouns, like cars and houses, but few abstract nouns, like happiness. "

Ma famille a beaucoup de noms comptables, comme les voitures et les maisons, mais peu de noms abstraits, comme le bonheur.

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noun

Comte

The male ruler of a county.

Examples :

"The new count took office last week, and he's already making changes to the county's policies. "

Le nouveau comte a pris ses fonctions la semaine dernière et apporte déjà des changements aux politiques du comté.

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noun

Comte

A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.

Examples :

"The count attended the school's annual fundraising dinner. "

Le comte a assisté au dîner annuel de collecte de fonds de l'école.

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noun

Papillons Tanaecia

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.

Examples :

"The butterfly collector spotted a count butterfly in the garden. "

Le collectionneur de papillons a repéré un papillon Tanaecia dans le jardin.

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