countdown

See also Countdown

English

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Alternative forms

• count down
• count-down

Etymology

count +‎ down

Noun

countdown (plural countdowns)

1. A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle
2. The acts of preparation carried out during this period
3. (slang) A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.

Translations

a count backward to the time of some event

• Bulgarian: отброяване (bg) (otbrojavane) n 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 倒數 (cmn), 倒数 (cmn) (dàoshǔ)

• Czech: odpočítávání (cs) n
• Dutch: aftelling f, aftellen n
• Finnish: lähtölaskenta (fi)
• French: compte à rebours (fr) m, décompte (fr) m
• German: Countdown (de) m
• Hebrew: ספירה לאחור (he) (sfira le'akhor) f
• Italian: conto alla rovescia (it) m

• Japanese: カウントダウン (ja) (kauntodaun)
• Macedonian: одбројување (mk) (odbrojúvanje) n
• Portuguese: contagem regressiva (pt)
• Russian: отсчёт (ru) (otsčót) m , обратный счёт (ru) (obrátnyj sčot)  / обратный отсчёт (ru) (obrátnyj otsčót) m , счёт в обратном направлении (ru) (sčot v obrátnom napravlénii) m ,
• Slovene: odštevanje (sl) n
• Spanish: cuenta atrás (es) f (Spain), cuenta regresiva (es) f (Latin America)
• Swedish: nedräkning (sv) c

the acts of preparation carried out during this period

• Dutch: aftelling (nl) f
• German: Zeitkontrolle (de) f

• Portuguese: contagem regressiva, retrocontagem f
• Russian: обратный отсчёт (ru) (obrátnyj otsčót) m 

a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week

• French: hit-parade (fr) m, top 50 (fr) m

• German: Countdown (de) m

Verb

countdown

1. (nonstandard) To count down

Translations

to count down

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: trad. 倒數, simpl. 倒数 (dàoshǔ)

• Dutch: aftellen
• French: décompter (fr)

• Macedonian: одбројува (mk) (odbrójuva)
• Portuguese: fazer a contagem regressiva
• Slovene: odštevati