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Meaning of "counter-shot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTER-SHOT

counter-shot  [ˈkaʊntəˌʃɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTER-SHOT

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counter-Shot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTER-SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of counter-shot in the English dictionary

The definition of counter-shot in the dictionary is shot/counter-shot a technique whereby two characters appear to be looking at each other.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTER-SHOT


airshot
ˈɛəˌʃɒt
Aldershot
ˈɔːldəˌʃɒt
bloodshot
ˈblʌdˌʃɒt
buckshot
ˈbʌkˌʃɒt
countershot
ˈkaʊntəˌʃɒt
earshot
ˈɪəˌʃɒt
grapeshot
ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt
gunshot
ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt
headshot
ˈhɛdˌʃɒt
hotshot
ˈhɒtˌʃɒt
moonshot
ˈmuːnˌʃɒt
one-shot
ˈwʌnˌʃɒt
overshot
ˈəʊvəˌʃɒt
rimshot
ˈrɪmˌʃɒt
scattershot
ˈskætəˌʃɒt
screenshot
ˈskriːnˌʃɒt
slingshot
ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt
snapshot
ˈsnæpˌʃɒt
undershot
ˈʌndəˌʃɒt
upshot
ˈʌpˌʃɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTER-SHOT

counter staff
counter-argument
counter-gambit
counter-inflationary
counter-order
Counter-Reformation
counter-revolution
counter-revolutionaries
counter-revolutionary
counter-revolutionist
counter-stroke
counter-terrorist
counter-turn
counteract
counteraction
counteractive
counteractively
counteragent
counterargue
counterassault

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTER-SHOT

approach shot
big shot
by a long shot
cannon-shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
hip-shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
outshot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot

Synonyms and antonyms of counter-shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counter-shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTER-SHOT

Find out the translation of counter-shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counter-shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counter-shot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反镜头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contador -shot
570 millions of speakers

English

counter-shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जवाबी गोली मार दी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكافحة النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Счетчик - выстрел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contra -shot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাল্টা-শট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre- coup
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Counter-shot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegenschuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カウンターショット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카운터 샷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counter-shot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

truy cập -shot
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटर-शॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı-çekim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contro- colpo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

licznik -shot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лічильник - постріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contra -shot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντι -shot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

counter -shot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontra shot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontra shot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counter-shot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER-SHOT»

The term «counter-shot» is used very little and occupies the 176.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER-SHOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counter-shot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counter-shot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counter-shot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTER-SHOT»

Discover the use of counter-shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counter-shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Film Analysis Handbook: Essential Guide to Understanding, ...
invisible. editing. techniques. Shot/counter-shot Two shots linked together can be known as a shot/counter-shot, referring to the initial shot and then the counter- shot immediately following, which is therefore assumed to relate to the initial shot.
Thomas Caldwell, 2011
2
Brokeback Mountain
We first see in an over the shoulder shot Jack watching Ennis depart on horseback followed by a counter-shot of Jack. Both these shots are from 1963. The next shot is again what Jack is looking at but this time it is Ennis's truck leaving for the ...
Gary Needham, 2010
3
Masterpieces of Modernist Cinema
If the first character is shown in the next shot, that view would be considered a counter-shot. Used carefully and cautiously, such a shot/counter-shot sequence can imply interest, even attraction, and certainly some kind of interaction, even if it is ...
Ted Perry, 2006
4
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory
which, in the guise of the spectral screen, includes its own counter-shot. In other words, when, in the exchange of shots and counter-shots, a shot occurs to which there is no counter-shot, the only way to fill this gap is by producing a shot which  ...
Edward Branigan, Warren Buckland, 2013
5
Pier Paolo Pasolini: Contemporary Perspectives
It is shot /counter-shot. This figure is conventionally used in film to depict conversations, usually showing the interlocutors in matching spatial configurations, using close-ups and sight-lines and angles to match speakers. Pasolini's interest in ...
Patrick Allen Rumble, Bart Testa, 1994
6
Milton in Popular Culture
Hollywood filmmaking of the period in which Sturges was shooting The Lady Eve would have relied heavily on shot counter-shot. That is, we would see him look at her; we would see her return the look. Sturges uses shot counter-shot to great ...
Laura Lunger Knoppers, Greg M. Colón Semenza, 2006
7
Screening the Face
In other words, when, in the exchange of shots and counter-shots, a shot occurs to which there is no counter-shot, the only way to fill this gap is by producing a shot which contains its own counter-shot' (Žižek, 2001, p. 54). This phenomenon is ...
Paul Coates, 2012
8
Television: Critical Methods and Applications
7.6 are said to be the counter or reverse angle of shots such as B, this editing convention goes by the name shot-counter shot or shot-reverse shot. Shot- counter shot is probably the most common editing pattern in both singlecamera ( such as ...
Jeremy G. Butler, 2001
9
The Epic Film in World Culture
Shot 4 (19:39): Cut and counter shot, taken from the same side, now of Marcus Aurelius as Drucilla faces him. He raises his head and takes delight in seeing her . To the left stands a great metal urn and to the right, by a grey panel, the first ...
Robert Burgoyne, 2010
10
Film, Lacan and the Subject of Religion: A Psychoanalytic ...
Zizek's point is that, when the 'standard suture' fails, when the gap can no longer be filled by an additional signifier, it is filled by a spectral object, in a shot which, in the guise of the spectral screen, includes its own counter-shot. In other words ...
Steve Nolan, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTER-SHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counter-shot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Charlie's Country' Remembers and Lives Australia's Tragic Colonial …
The matter-of-fact, shot-counter-shot structure of these interactions emphasizes the absence of common ground, even in the meaning of words, ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
2
Results, photos, video: Canelo Alvarez KOs James Kirkland in …
“I wanted to stay consistent, stay relaxed and let the counter-shot come,” Lopez said. “We knew that he was slick, so I wanted to use my boxing ... «ProBoxing-Fans.com, May 15»
3
Verdi and the Holocaust
Switching on, switching off, shot, counter-shot, with boxy, uninspired title cards…its content, as much part of the performance as the music, was ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Apr 15»
4
Ridesharing services must have similar insurance rules to cabs
In the war over ride-hailing services, Lyft is preparing to make its counter-shot against its much bigger rival, Uber, with talks to raise about $250 ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mar 15»

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