Counteradvance

/ˌkaʊntərədˈvæns/ noun

Definition

A forward movement or promotion made in opposition to or in response to another advance.

Etymology

Counter- + advance (to move forward). Military and strategic contexts gave this word its primary usage, describing a tactical response where one side moves forward against an opponent's forward motion.

Kelly Says

In chess, a counteradvance might be when you push your pawns forward not because you planned it, but because your opponent just pushed theirs—it's a strategic response that changes the whole game.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ反ጋ
a-fan-ga
ARالعربية
مواجهة
mu-wa-ja-heh
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-ro-dh
CACatalà
contraatac
kon-trah-a-tak
CSČeština
protiútok
pro-ti-oo-tok
DADansk
modangreb
mod-an-greb
DEDeutsch
Gegenangriff
geh-gen-an-griff
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπίθεση
an-te-pi-the-si
ESEspañol
contraataque
kon-trah-a-ta-keh
FAفارسی
ضدحمله
zeed-e-ham-leh
FISuomi
vastahyökkäys
va-sta-hyök-käys
FRFrançais
contre-avancée
kon-treh-a-van-see
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર
pri-ti-kar
HAHA
aiki
ai-ki
HEעברית
נגד
ne-gad
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिकार
prati-kaar
HUMagyar
ellenlövés
el-len-lö-ves
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan
pe-nen-tan-gan
IGIG
igbu
ig-bu
ITItaliano
contro-avanzamento
kon-troh-a-van-za-men-to
JA日本語
反撃
han-geki
KKKK
қарсы
kar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반격
ban-geok
MRMR
प्रतिकार
pri-ti-kar
MSBahasa Melayu
penentangan
pe-nen-tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်
pyan-li
NLNederlands
tegenaanval
te-gen-aan-val
NONorsk
motangrep
mot-an-grep
PAPA
ਉਪਰੋਕਤ
u-par-ok-t
PLPolski
przeciw atak
przew-ty-v a-tak
PTPortuguês
contra-avanço
kon-trah-a-van-so
RORomână
contraatac
kon-trah-a-tak
RUРусский
противонаступление
pro-tiv-ona-stup-lenie
SVSvenska
motangrepp
mot-an-grepp
SWKiswahili
pinga
pin-ga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ ప్రతిస్పందన
vi-ru-dhd prati-s-pan-dan
THไทย
ตอบโต้
dop-doe
TLTL
pagtutol
pa-gtoo-tol
TRTürkçe
karşı ilerleme
kar-shih i-ler-le-meh
UKУкраїнська
противоголовування
pro-ti-vo-go-lo-vu-van-nya
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản công
phan-cong
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀lẹ́
aw-on eh-leh
ZH中文
反击
fǎn jī
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-ku-thi

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