- ♦ counterpart
- ♦ counterpart /ˈkaʊntəpɑ:t/
n.1 omologo; corrispettivo; equivalente: our Premier and his European counterparts, il nostro primo ministro e i suoi omologhi europei2 (leg.) duplicato (di un atto).
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
♦ counterpart
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Counterpart International — (Counterpart) is a non profit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The mission of Counterpart is: Working in partnership to empower people, communities and institutions to drive and sustain their own development. (Revised 2011) The… … Wikipedia
counterpart — coun·ter·part / kau̇n tər ˌpärt/ n: one of two corresponding or duplicate copies of a legal instrument Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. counterpart … Law dictionary
counterpart — coun‧ter‧part [ˈkaʊntəpɑːt ǁ tərpɑːrt] noun [countable] someone or something that has the same job or purpose as someone or something in a different place: • American chief executives are paid far more than their counterparts in the UK. * * *… … Financial and business terms
Counterpart — Coun ter*part (koun t[ e]r*p[aum]rt ), n. 1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile. [1913 Webster] In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the laws of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
counterpart — means ‘the equivalent of a person or thing in another place or system’. It can refer to many aspects of similarity but principally has to do with function and behaviour, and is typically preceded by a possessive word: • Southern schools are now… … Modern English usage
counterpart fund — counterpart fund, a fund consisting of local currency deposited in a foreign country to the American government, in return for the dollars it is granted by the United States in foreign aid. Counterpart funds are usually spent within the aided… … Useful english dictionary
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counterpart — mid 15c., originally countre part duplicate of a legal document, from M.Fr. contrepartie, from contre facing, opposite (see CONTRA (Cf. contra )) + partie copy of a person or thing, originally fem. pp. of partir to divide (see PARTY (Cf. party)) … Etymology dictionary
counterpart — correlate, *parallel, analogue Analogous words: *complement, supplement: duplicate, copy, facsimile, replica, *reproduction Contrasted words: antithesis, opposite, contradictory (see under OPPOSITE adj) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
counterpart — [n] match; identical part or thing analogue, carbon copy*, complement, copy, correlate, correlative, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, look alike, mate, obverse, opposite, opposite… … New thesaurus
counterpart — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another … English terms dictionary
