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moun·tain  (mountn)

n.

1. Abbr. Mt. or Mtn. A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill.

2.

a. A large heap: a mountain of laundry.

b. A huge quantity: a mountain of trouble.

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[Middle English mountaine, from Old French montaigne, muntaigne, from Vulgar Latin *montnea, from feminine of *montneus, of a mountain, from Latin montnus, from mns, mont-, mountain; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mountain·y adj.

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mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)

a.  a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit

b.  (as modifier) mountain people mountain scenery

c.  (in combination) a mountaintop

2. a huge heap or mass a mountain of papers

3. anything of great quantity or size

4. (Business / Commerce) a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union the butter mountain

a mountain to climb Brit informal a serious or considerable difficulty or obstruction to overcome

make a mountain out of a molehill See molehill [2]

[from Old French montaigne, from Vulgar Latin montānea (unattested) mountainous, from Latin montānus, from mons mountain]

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Mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn]

n

(Historical Terms) the. an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre

[so called because its members sat in the highest row of seats at the National Convention Hall in 1793]

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mountain  (mountn)

A generally massive and usually steep-sided, raised portion of the Earth's surface. Mountains can occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain. They can form through volcanic activity, by erosion, or by uplift of the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, were formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mountain - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill mount alp - any high mountain ben - a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben" mountain peak - the summit of a mountain mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation seamount - an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor volcano - a mountain formed by volcanic material
	2.	mountain - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

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mountain

noun

1. peak, mount, height, ben (Scot.), horn, ridge, fell (Brit.), berg (S. African), alp, pinnacle, elevation, Munro, eminence Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain

2. heap, mass, masses, pile, a great deal, ton, stack, abundance, mound, profusion, shedload (Brit. informal) They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy.

3. surplus, excess, glut, surfeit, oversupply, overabundance the weight of the EU butter mountain

move mountains

4. perform miracles, work wonders, do the impossible, achieve the impossible If you believe you can move mountains you are halfway there.

5. make every effort, pull out all the stops, bend over backwards (informal), do your utmost or best We've moved mountains to provide this service

Proverbs
"If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain"

Mountains

Aconcagua, Adams, Albert Edward, Anai Mudi, Aneto, Annapurna, Apo, Aragats, Aran Fawddwy, Ararat, Arber, Argentera, Belukha, Ben Lomond, Ben Macdhui, Ben Nevis, Blackburn, Blanca Peak, Blue Mountain Peak, Bona, Brocken, Carmarthen Van, Carmel, Cerro de Mulhacén, Citlaltépetl, Clingman's Dome, Cook, Corcovado, Corno, Croagh Patrick, Demavend, Dhaulagiri, Eiger, Elbert, Elbrus, El Capitan, Emi Koussi, Estrella, Everest, Finsteraarhorn, Fuji, Gannet Peak, Gerlachovka, Grand Teton, Gran Paradiso, Harney Peak, Helicon, Helvellyn, Hermon, Humphreys Peak, Hymettus, Ida, Illimani, Isto, Jebel Musa, Jungfrau, K2 or Godwin Austen, Kamet, Kangchenjunga, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Kinabalu, Kings Peak, Klínovec, Kommunizma Peak, Kongur Shan, Kosciusko, Lenin Peak, Leone, Logan, Longs Peak, Mansfield, Marcy, Markham, Marmolada, Masharbrum, Matterhorn, McKinley, Mitchell, Mont Blanc, Mount of Olives, Mulhacén, Munku-Sardyk, Musala, Nanda Devi, Nanga Parbat, Narodnaya, Nebo, Negoiu, Olympus, Ossa, Palomar, Parnassus, Pelion, Pentelikon, Perdido, Petermann Peak, Pikes Peak, Pilatus, Piz Bernina, Pobeda Peak, Puy de Dôme, Rainier, Rigi, Robson, Rock Creek, Rosa, Rushmore, Scafell Pike, Schneekoppe, Scopus, Sinai, Siple, Sir Sandford, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Skalitsy, Slide Mountain, Smólikas, Snowdon, Sorata, Stanley, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Table Mountain, Tabor, Teide, Tengri Khan, Thabana Ntlenyana, Timpanogos, Tirich Mir, Toubkal, Troglav, Ulugh Muztagh, Uncompahgre Peak, Venusberg, Victoria, Viso, Waddington, Washington, Waun Fach, Weisshorn, White Mountain, Whitney, Wrangell, Zard Kuh, Zugspitze

Translations

mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn]

A. N (lit) → montaña f (fig) [of work etc] → montón m
in the mountains → en la montaña
to make a mountain out of a molehill → hacer una montaña de un grano de arena

B. CPD mountain ash N → serbal m
mountain bike N → bicicleta f de montaña
mountain chain N (large) → cordillera f, cadena f montañosa; (smaller) → sierra f
mountain goat N → cabra f montés
mountain hut N → albergue m de montaña
mountain lion N → puma m
mountain range N (large) → cordillera f; (smaller) → sierra f
see also pass A7 mountain refuge N → albergue m de montaña
mountain rescue N → servicio m de rescate de montaña
mountain sickness N → mal m de montaña, puna f (LAm), soroche m (LAm)

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mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn]

n

(= hill) → montagne f
to make a mountain out of a molehill → se faire une montagne d'un rien

(fig) → montagne f
a mountain of papers → une montagne de papiers
debt mountain → montagne de dettes
to have a mountain of work to do → avoir un travail fou
to have a mountain to climb → devoir soulever des montagnes
We're going to have a mountain to climb → Nous allons devoir soulever des montagnes.

modif [village, road] → de montagne; [air] → de la montagne mountain goat
mountain bike n → VTT m

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mountain

n (lit, fig) → Berg m; in the mountains → im Gebirge, in den Bergen; to make a mountain out of a molehill → aus einer Mücke einen Elefant(en) machen (inf); we have a mountain to climb (esp Brit fig) → wir haben eine riesige Aufgabe vor uns; faith can move mountains → der Glaube kann Berge versetzen; if Mohammed won’t go to the mountain, the mountain must go to Mohammed (prov) → wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommen will, muss der Prophet zum Berge gehen (prov)

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mountain in cpds → Berg-; (alpine, Himalayan etc) → Gebirgs-; mountain road → Berg-/Gebirgsstraße f; mountain air → Bergluft f;

mountain ash

n → Eberesche f

mountain bike

n → Mountainbike nt

mountain biker

n → Mountainbiker(in) m(f)

mountain chain

n → Berg- or Gebirgskette f, → Gebirgszug m

mountain climber

n → Bergsteiger(in) m(f)

mountain dew

n (inf) illegal gebrannter Whisky

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mountain:

mountain pass

n → Gebirgspass m

mountain people

pl → Berg- or Gebirgsbewohner pl

mountain range

n → Gebirgszug m → or -kette f

mountain rescue

n → Bergrettungsaktion f; mountain team → Bergrettungsteam nt → or -mannschaft f

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mountain:

mountain sheep

n → Dickhornschaf nt

mountain sickness

n → Höhen- or Bergkrankheit f

mountainside

n → (Berg)hang m

mountain slide

n → Bergrutsch m

mountaintop

n → Berggipfel m

adj attr → Gipfel-

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mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn]

1. n (also) (fig) → montagna
in the mountains → sulle montagne, in montagna
to have a holiday in the mountains → fare una vacanza in montagna
to make a mountain out of a molehill → fare di una mosca un elefante
butter mountain (Econ) → montagna di burro

2. adj (people) → montanaro/a, di montagna; (shoes) → da montagna; (animal, plant, path) → di montagna

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mountain

n mountain [mauntən]

a high hill Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; (also adjective ) a mountain stream. berg جَبَل планина hora; horský bjerg; bjerg- der Berg; Gebirgs- βουνό montaña mägi کوهستان vuori (de) montagne הַר पहाड़, पर्वत, गिरि planina hegy gunung fjall montagna; di montagna 山 산, 산악 kalnas; kalnų kalns; kalnu- gunung berg fjell góra montanha (de) munte гора hora; horský gora planina berg ภูเขา dağ 山 гора پہاڑ núi 山

n mountain birch

a type of birch tree. bergbeuk شَجَر البتولا الجَبَلي планинска бреза horská bříza bjergbirk die Gebirgsbirke είδος σημύδας abedul tundrakask درخت فان bouleau de montagne עֵץ תִּרזָה पर्वत भुर्ज planinska breza (nyírfaféle) sejenis pohon betulla montana かばの木の一種 자작나무 kalninis beržas kalnu bērzs sejenis pohon berk(enboom) fjellbjørk brzoza górska горная берёза horská breza vrsta breze planinska breza fjällbjörk ต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่ง dağ kayın ağacı 樺樹 гірська береза ایک قسم کا بیتولا کا پیڑ một loại cây bulô 桦树

n mountain bike

a bicycle with wide tyres for riding over rough ground. bergfiets درّاجَه جَبَلِيَّه планинско колело horské kolo mountainbike das Mountainbike ποδήλατο ανώμαλου δρόμου bicicleta de montaña mägijalgratas دوچرخه vélo tout terrain אוֹפנֵי הָרִים खुरदुरी जगहों पर चलने वाली मोटरसाइकल bicikl za vožnju u prirodi hegyikerékpár sepeda gunung mountain bike マウンテンバイク 산악 자전거 kalnų dviratis kalnu velosipēds basikal untuk menaiki gunung mountainbike, terreinfiets terrengsykkel rower górski горный велосипед horský bicykel gorsko kolo planinski bicikl mountainbike จักรยานภูเขา dağ bisikleti 山地車 гірський велосипед چوڑے پہیوں والی سائیکل xe đạp leo núi 山地车

mountain plateau, plateau

n mountain range

a row of mountains. bergreeks سِلْسِلَه جَبَلِيَّه планинска верига horský hřeben, pásmo bjergrække der Gebirgskette οροσειρά cordillera, sierra mäestik رشته کوه chaîne de montagnes רֶכֶס הָרִים पर्वतमाला, पर्वत श्रेणी planinski lanac hegylánc pegunungan sistema montuoso 山脈 산맥 kalnynas, kalnų grandinė kalnu grēda pergunungan bergketen fjellkjede pasmo górskie горная цепь horské pásmo pogorje planinski venac bergskedja เทือกเขา dağ silsilesi, sıra dağlar 山脈 гірське пасмо پہاڑوں کا سلسلہ rặng núi 山脉

n mountain ridge

a long raised surface along the top of a mountain. bergrug حافَّة جَبَليَّه било horský hřeben bjergryg der Gebrigskranz ράχη βουνού cumbre, cresta mäehari رشته تپه chaîne de montagnes רֶכֶס הָרִים पर्वतशिला visoravan hegygerinc puncak pegunungan valico 山の尾根 산등성이 kalnagūbris kalna kore puncak pergunungan bergkam, bergrug fjellrygg grzbiet górski гребень горы horská vyvýšenina, horský hrebeň gorski greben planinski greben bergsrygg, -kam สันเขา dağ sırtı 山峰 гірський хребет مگر پشتہ đỉnh núi 山峰

n mountaiˈneer

a person who climbs mountains, especially with skill, or as his occupation. bergklimmer مُتَسَلِّق الجِبال планинар horolezec bjergbestiger der/die Bergsteiger(in) ορειβάτης alpinista mägironija کوهستانى vuoristokiipeilijä alpiniste מְטַפֵּס הָרִים पर्वतारोही planinar hegymászó pendaki gunung fjallgöngumaður alpinista 登山家 등산자 alpinistas alpīnists pendaki gunung bergbeklimmer fotturist; fjellklatrer wspinacz, alpinista alpinista alpinist альпинист horolezec alpinist planinar bergsbestigare, -klättrare, alpinist นักปีนเขา dağcı 登山運動員 альпініст کوہ پیما، مہم جو người leo núi 登山运动员

n mountaiˈneering

mountain-climbing. bergklim تَسَلُّق الجِبال катерене horolezectví bjergbestigning das Bergsteigen ορειβασία alpinismo mägironimine کوهنوردى vuoristokiipeily alpinisme טִיפּוּס הָרִים पर्वतारोहण planinarenje hegymászás pendakian gunung fjallganga alpinismo 登山 등산 alpinizmas alpīnisms pendakian gunung bergsport det å gå i fjellet; fjellklatring wspinaczka alpinismo alpinism альпинизм horolezectvo alpinizem planinarenje bergsbestigning, -klättring การปีนเขา dağcılık 登山運動 альпінізм کوہ پیمائی sự leo núi 登山运动

adj mountainous

full of mountains The country is very mountainous. bergagtig جَبَلي، كثير الجِبال богат на планини hornatý bjergrig gebirgig ορεινός montañoso mägine کوهستانی vuoristoinen montagneux הֲרָרִי पहाड़ी, पर्वतीय planinski hegyes bergunung-gunung fjöllóttur montuoso, montagnoso 山地の 산이 많은 kalnuotas kalnains bergunung ganang bergachtig med mange fjell, fjellfylt, berglendt górzysty montanhoso muntos гористый hornatý gorat planinski bergig เต็มไปด้วยภูเขา dağlık 多山的 гористий, горяний پہاڑی thuộc vùng núi 多山的

n mountain-side

the slope of a mountain The avalanche swept the climbers down the mountain-side. berg, berghang مُنْحَدَر الجَبَل склон на планина horské úbočí bjergside der Berghang βουνοπλαγιά ladera de montaña mäenõlv نزدیک کوهستان vuorenrinne versant d'une montagne צֶלָע הָהָר पहाड़ी ढाल gorski obronak hegyoldal lereng gunung fjallshlíð (versante di una montagna) 山腹 산기슭 kalno šlaitas nogāze lereng gunung berghelling fjellside/-skråning stok (górski) encosta versant горный склон horské úbočie pobočje strana planine bergssida, -sluttning ไหล่เขา dağ yamacı 山腰 схил гори دامن کوہ، تلہٹی cạnh núi 山腰

n mountain-top

the summit of a mountain. bergtop قِمَّة الجَبَل планински връх horský vrchol bjergtop der Berggipfel βουνοκορφή pico, cima, cumbre mäetipp قله vuorenhuippu sommet d'une montagne פִּסגָה पर्वत शिखर planinski vrh hegytető puncak gunung fjallstindur cima/vetta di un monte 山頂 산의 정상 viršukalnė (kalna) virsotne puncak gunung bergtop fjelltopp, nut szczyt (góry), wierzchołek cume vârf de munte вершина горы horský vrchol vrh vrh planine bergstopp ยอดเขา zirve 山頂 вершина гори پہاڑ کی چوٹی đỉnh núi 山顶

make a mountain out of a molehill

to exaggerate the importance of a problem. etc. maak 'n berg van 'n molshoop يَجْعَل من الحَبَّه قُبَّه преувеличавам dělat z komára velblouda gøre en myg til en elefant aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen μεγαλοποιώ τα πράγματα hacer una montaña de un grano de arena sääsest elevanti tegema یک کلاغ چهل کلاغ کردن se faire une montagne d'un rien לְהָגזִים तिल का ताड़ बनाना napraviti planinu od krtičnjaka (od buhe slona) membesar-besarkan (fare di una mosca un elefante) ささいなことを大げさにいう 침소봉대하다 iš adatos vežimą priskaldyti pārspīlēt, taisīt no mušas ziloni membesar-besarkan van een mug een olifant maken robić z igły widły exagerar делать из мухи слона robiť z komára somára napraviti iz muhe slona napraviti od komarca magarca göra en höna av en fjäder, förstora upp allting วิตกกังวลเกินไป pireyi deve yapmak 小題大做 робити з мухи слона رائی کا پہاڑ بنانا có bé xé ra to 小题大做

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mountain → جبل hora bjerg Berg βουνό montaña vuori montagne planina montagna 山 산 berg fjell góra montanha гора berg ภูเขา dağ núi 山