What does compteur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word compteur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use compteur in French.

The word compteur in French means meter, counter, counter, water meter, electricity meter, cycle counter, traffic counter, speedometer, service meter, electricity meter, electric meter, Geiger counter, speedometer, mileometer, mileage reader, stocktaker, meter reading. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word compteur

meter

nom masculin (enregistreur de consommation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les compteurs électriques sont relevés une fois par an. Cette voiture d'occasion a 30 000 km au compteur. Je me dépêche, mon taxi m'attend et le compteur tourne.
This second-hand car has 30,000 km on the clock.

counter

nom masculin (personne qui dénombre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les compteurs de manifestants ne sont pas très fiables.
The crowd counters at demonstrations are not very reliable.

counter

nom masculin (informatique : pointeur d'instruction) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le compteur est en fait un registre pointant sur l'adresse de l'instruction en cours ou à venir.
The counter is in fact a register that contains the address of the instruction being executed or that will be executed.

water meter

nom masculin (enregistreur de consommation d'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

electricity meter

nom masculin (enregistreur de consommation électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cycle counter

nom masculin (dispositif comptant des occurrences)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

traffic counter

nom masculin (appareil de comptage rapide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

speedometer

nom masculin (indicateur de vitesse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le compteur de vitesse prouve que l'accident a eu lieu à plus de 150 km/h.

service meter

nom masculin (compteur individuel d'habitat collectif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

electricity meter, electric meter

nom masculin (enregistreur de consommation électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Geiger counter

nom masculin (détecteur de radioactivité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

speedometer

nom masculin (familier (indicateur de vitesse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vitesse est limitée à 70 km/h et le conducteur regarde son compteur kilométrique pour ne pas la dépasser.

mileometer, mileage reader

nom masculin (indicateur de distance parcourue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le compteur kilométrique permet de connaître la distance parcourue par un véhicule.

stocktaker

nom masculin ([qqn] qui fait l'inventaire de stock)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

meter reading

nom masculin (notation de l'indice d'un compteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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