mountain

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

Noun

1. a very large, high, and steep hill: the highest mountain in the Alps

2. a huge heap or mass: a mountain of papers

3. a surplus of a commodity, esp. in the European Union: a butter mountain

Adjective

of, found on, or for use on a mountain or mountains: a mountain village [Latin mons]

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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

noun 2. heap, mass, masses, pile, a great deal, ton, stack, abundance, mound, profusion, shedload Brit. (informal)

Translations

mountain [ˈmauntɪn] n → montaña

cpd → de montaña;

to make a mountain out of a molehill → hacer una montaña de un grano de arena

mountain [ˈmauntɪn] n → montagne f

cpd → de (la) montagne;

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

mountain [ˈmauntɪn] n → Berg m

cpd (road, stream) → Gebirgs-;

to make a mountain out of a molehill → aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen

mountain [ˈmauntɪn] n → montagna

cpd → di montagna;

to make a mountain out of a molehill → fare di una mosca un elefante

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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.bergجَبَلпланинаhora; horskýbjerg; bjerg-der Berg; Gebirgs-βουνόmontañamägiکوهستانvuori(de) montagneהַרपहाड़, पर्वत, गिरिplaninahegygunungfjallmontagna; di montagna山산kalnas; kalnųkalns; kalnu-gunungbergfjellgóramontanha(de) munteгораhora; horskýgoraplaninabergภูเขาdağ山гораپہاڑnúi山

n ˈmountain birch

a type of birch tree. bergbeukشَجَر البتولا الجَبَليпланинска брезаhorská břízabjergbirkdie Gebirgsbirkeείδος σημύδαςabedultundrakaskدرخت فانbouleau de montagneעֵץ תִּרזָהपर्वत भुर्जplaninska breza(nyírfaféle)sejenis pohonbetulla montanaかばの木の一種kalninis beržaskalnu bērzssejenis pohonberk(enboom)fjellbjørkbrzoza górskaгорная берёзаhorská brezavrsta brezeplaninska brezafjällbjörkต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่งdağ kayın ağacı樺樹гірська березаایک قسم کا بیتولا کا پیڑmột loại cây bulô桦树

n ˈmountain bike

a bicycle with wide tyres for riding over rough ground. bergfietsدرّاجَه جَبَلِيَّهпланинско колелоhorské kolomountainbikedas Mountainbikeποδήλατο ανώμαλου δρόμουbicicleta de montañamägijalgratasدوچرخهvélo tout terrainאוֹפנֵי הָרִיםखुरदुरी जगहों पर चलने वाली मोटरसाइकलbicikl za vožnju u prirodihegyikerékpársepeda gunungmountain bikeマウンテンバイクkalnų dviratiskalnu velosipēdsbasikal untuk menaiki gunungmountainbike, terreinfietsterrengsykkelrower górskiгорный велосипедhorský bicykelgorsko koloplaninski biciklmountainbikeจักรยานภูเขาdağ bisikleti山地車гірський велосипедچوڑے پہیوں والی سائیکلxe đạp leo núi山地车

ˈmountain plateau, plateau

n ˈmountain range

a row of mountains. bergreeksسِلْسِلَه جَبَلِيَّهпланинска веригаhorský hřeben, pásmobjergrækkeder Gebirgsketteοροσειράcordillera, sierramäestikرشته کوهchaîne de montagnesרֶכֶס הָרִיםपर्वतमाला, पर्वत श्रेणीplaninski lanachegyláncpegunungansistema montuoso山脈kalnynas, kalnų grandinėkalnu grēdapergununganbergketenfjellkjedepasmo górskieгорная цепьhorské pásmopogorjeplaninski venacbergskedjaเทือกเขาdağ silsilesi, sıra dağlar山脈гірське пасмоپہاڑوں کا سلسلہrặng núi山脉

n ˈmountain ridge

a long raised surface along the top of a mountain. bergrugحافَّة جَبَليَّهбилоhorský hřebenbjergrygder Gebrigskranzράχη βουνούcumbre, crestamäehariرشته تپهchaîne de montagnesרֶכֶס הָרִיםपर्वतशिलाvisoravanhegygerincpuncak pegununganvalico山の尾根kalnagūbriskalna korepuncak pergununganbergkam, bergrugfjellrygggrzbiet górskiгребень горыhorská vyvýšenina, horský hrebeňgorski grebenplaninski grebenbergsrygg, -kamสันเขาdağ sırtı山峰гірський хребетمگر پشتہđỉnh núi山峰

n ˌmountaiˈneer

a person who climbs mountains, especially with skill, or as his occupation. bergklimmerمُتَسَلِّق الجِبالпланинарhorolezecbjergbestigerder/die Bergsteiger(in)ορειβάτηςalpinistamägironijaکوهستانىvuoristokiipeilijäalpinisteמְטַפֵּס הָרִיםपर्वतारोहीplaninarhegymászópendaki gunungfjallgöngumaðuralpinista登山家등산가alpinistasalpīnistspendaki gunungbergbeklimmerfotturist; fjellklatrerwspinacz, alpinistaalpinistaalpinistальпинистhorolezecalpinistplaninarbergsbestigare, -klättrare, alpinistนักปีนเขาdağcı登山運動員альпіністکوہ پیما، مہم جوngười leo núi登山运动员

n ˌmountaiˈneering

mountain-climbing. bergklimتَسَلُّق الجِبالкатеренеhorolezectvíbjergbestigningdas Bergsteigenορειβασίαalpinismomägironimineکوهنوردىvuoristokiipeilyalpinismeטִיפּוּס הָרִיםपर्वतारोहणplaninarenjehegymászáspendakian gunungfjallgangaalpinismo登山등산alpinizmasalpīnismspendakian gunungbergsportdet å gå i fjellet; fjellklatringwspinaczkaalpinismoalpinismальпинизмhorolezectvoalpinizemplaninarenjebergsbestigning, -klättringการปีนเขาdağcılık登山運動альпінізмکوہ پیمائیsự leo núi登山运动

adj ˈmountainous

full of mountains The country is very mountainous.bergagtigجَبَلي، كثير الجِبالбогат на планиниhornatýbjergriggebirgigορεινόςmontañosomägineکوهستانیvuoristoinenmontagneuxהֲרָרִיपहाड़ी, पर्वतीयplaninskihegyesbergunung-gunungfjöllótturmontuoso, montagnoso山地の산이 많은, 산지의kalnuotaskalnainsbergunung ganangbergachtigmed mange fjell, fjellfylt, berglendtgórzystymontanhosomuntosгористыйhornatýgoratplaninskibergigเต็มไปด้วยภูเขาdağlık多山的гористий, горянийپہاڑیthuộc vùng núi多山的

n ˈmountain-side

the slope of a mountain The avalanche swept the climbers down the mountain-side.berg, berghangمُنْحَدَر الجَبَلсклон на планинаhorské úbočíbjergsideder Berghangβουνοπλαγιάladera de montañamäenõlvنزدیک کوهستانvuorenrinneversant d'une montagneצֶלָע הָהָרपहाड़ी ढालgorski obronakhegyoldallereng gunungfjallshlíð(versante di una montagna)山腹산허리kalno šlaitasnogāzelereng gunungberghellingfjellside/-skråningstok (górski)encostaversantгорный склонhorské úbočiepobočjestrana planinebergssida, -sluttningไหล่เขาdağ yamacı山腰схил гориدامن کوہ، تلہٹیcạnh núi山腰

n ˈmountain-top

the summit of a mountain. bergtopقِمَّة الجَبَلпланински връхhorský vrcholbjergtopder Berggipfelβουνοκορφήpico, cima, cumbremäetippقلهvuorenhuippusommet d'une montagneפִּסגָהपर्वत शिखरplaninski vrhhegytetőpuncak gunungfjallstindurcima/vetta di un monte山頂산꼭대기viršukalnė(kalna) virsotnepuncak gunungbergtopfjelltopp, nutszczyt (góry), wierzchołekcumevârf de munteвершина горыhorský vrcholvrhvrh planinebergstoppยอดเขาzirve山頂вершина гориپہاڑ کی چوٹیđỉnh núi山顶

make a mountain out of a molehill

to exaggerate the importance of a problem. etc. maak 'n berg van 'n molshoopيَجْعَل من الحَبَّه قُبَّهпреувеличавамdělat z komára velbloudagøre en myg til en elefantaus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machenμεγαλοποιώ τα πράγματαgrano de arena hacer una montaña de unsääsest elevanti tegemaیک کلاغ چهل کلاغ کردنse faire une montagne d'un rienלְהָגזִיםतिल का ताड़ बनानाnapraviti 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iš adatos vežimą priskaldytipārspīlēt, taisīt no mušas zilonimembesar-besarkanvan een mug een olifant makenrobić z igły widłyexagerarделать из мухи слонаrobiť z komára somáranapraviti iz muhe slonanapraviti od komarca magarcagöra en höna av en fjäder, förstora upp alltingวิตกกังวลเกินไปpireyi deve yapmak小題大做робити з мухи слонаرائی کا پہاڑ بناناcó bé xé ra to小题大做