counterpart en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/ (UK)
- /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
Meanings
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Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.
Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.
2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times:Near-synonyms: complement, mate
Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
- A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
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One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
Near-synonyms: (each contextually synonymous) opposite number, counterparty, opponent, homolog, homotype, equivalent, partner, vis-à-vis
England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.
2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.
Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s.
1962 July, “Talking of Trains: The new all-line timetable”, in Modern Railways, page 10:
- Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterparts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
doppelganger · evil twin · opposite number · dead ringer
Relateds
alter ego · decoy · countersign · counterbalance · spitting image · counterweight · substitute · counterpoint
Synonyms
opposite number · partner · counterpart · parallel · homotype · complement · vis-à-vis · equivalent · homolog · mate · counterparty · opponent
Translations (77)
de Gegenüber (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · nl equivalent (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · el ομόλογος (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · pt sósia (something that resembles something else) · ja 相手 (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · es contrapunto (something that resembles something else) · ro duplicat (law: duplicate of a legal document) · ga cóip (law: duplicate of a legal document) · ko 상대 (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ga leathbhreac (something that resembles something else) · ro contrapiesă (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ga athghin (something that resembles something else) · ca contrapart (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · de Duplikat (law: duplicate of a legal document) · nl equivalent (something that resembles something else) · nl evenknie (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ga leathcheann (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · de Ebenbild (something that resembles something else) · ga macasamhail (law: duplicate of a legal document) · bg еш (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · nl tegenspeler (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ru контраге́нт (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · de Kopie (law: duplicate of a legal document) · bg ко́пие (law: duplicate of a legal document) · es homóloga (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · fi rinnakkaiskappale (law: duplicate of a legal document) · ru двойни́к (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · pl odpowiednik (something that resembles something else) · nl duplikaat (law: duplicate of a legal document) · cs protějšek (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ca equivalent (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ga leithéid (something that resembles something else) · nl tegenhanger (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · fr homologue (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · sk náprotivok (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · bg аналог (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ru ко́пия (law: duplicate of a legal document) · ga cuntrapháirt (law: duplicate of a legal document) · ga leathcheann (something that resembles something else) · nl tegenhanger (something that resembles something else) · el ομόλογος (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ru ко́пия (something that resembles something else) · fr contre-partie (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · de Pendant (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ru двойни́к (something that resembles something else) · nl pendant (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · es contrapartida (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · el ομόλογη (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · bg дво́йник (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ru проти́вная сторона́ (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · af eweknie (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ga macasamhail (something that resembles something else) · bg дво́йник (something that resembles something else) · ru дублика́т (law: duplicate of a legal document) · cs stejnopis (law: duplicate of a legal document) · cs protějšek (something that resembles something else) · de Gegenstück (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · nl tegenpartij (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · bg дублика́т (law: duplicate of a legal document) · ru ана́лог (something that resembles something else) · gl equivalente (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ar نَظِير (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · ko 상대방 (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · nl complement (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · pl odpowiednik (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · nl tegenhanger (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · mi hāngaitanga (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · fi vastine (something that resembles something else) · cmn 對方 /对方 (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · hu hasonmás (something that resembles something else) · es homólogo (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · fi vastinkappale (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another) · ru колле́га (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · fi vastine (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · nl gelijke (something that resembles something else) · ru ана́лог (one which has corresponding functions or characteristics) · fi vastakappale (either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another)