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moun·tain

(moun′tən)

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.

a. A large heap: a mountain of laundry.

b. A huge quantity: a mountain of trouble.

[Middle English mountaine, from Old French montaigne, muntaigne, from Vulgar Latin *montānea, from feminine of *montāneus, of a mountain, from Latin montānus, from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

moun′tain·y adj.

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mountain

(ˈmaʊntɪn)

1. (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. (Commerce) a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union: the butter mountain.

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

6. make a mountain out of a molehill See molehill²

[C13: from Old French montaigne, from Vulgar Latin montānea (unattested) mountainous, from Latin montānus, from mons mountain]

Mountain

(ˈmaʊntɪn)

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

[C18: so called because its members sat in the highest row of seats at the National Convention Hall in 1793]

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moun•tain

(ˈmaʊn tn)

n.

1. a natural elevation of land rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill.

2. a large mass or heap; pile.

3. a huge amount: a mountain of mail.

adj.

4. of or pertaining to mountains.

5. living, growing, or located in the mountains.

6. resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size.

Idioms:

make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty.

[1175–1225; < Old French montaigne < Vulgar Latin *montānea, derivative of *montāneus= Latin montān(us) mountainous (mont-, s. of mōns mountain + -ānus -an¹) + -eus adj. suffix]

moun·tain

(moun′tən)

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 the collision of two tectonic plates. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China.

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mountain

A mass of land higher than a hill and standing significantly above its surroundings. A mountain summit is small compared to its base.

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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

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

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

2. 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

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mountain

noun

1. A group of things gathered haphazardly:

agglomeration, bank, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, pile, shock, stack, tumble.

2. A great deal:

abundance, mass, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world.

Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck, pile.

Regional: power, sight.

Translations

جَبَلجَبَلٌ

планина

horahorskýkopa

bjergbjerg-

Berg Gebirge Haufen

βουνό ορεινός

monto

montaña monte montón

mägi

vuori

montagne mont

planinabrdogora

hegyhegység

gunung

fjall

montagna monte riserva di burro

山

산

mons

alpinizmasiš adatos vežimą priskaldytikalnagūbriskalnaskalninis beržas

kalnskalnu-

munte

horahorskýkopecvrch

gora

berg

mlima

ภูเขา

dağ

núisơn

山

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]

(= 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 goatmountain 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)

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

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

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

mountain

(mauntən) noun

a high hill. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; (also adjective) a mountain stream.

ˈmountain birch noun

a type of birch tree.

ˈmountain bike noun

a bicycle with wide tyres for riding over rough ground.

ˈmountain plateauplateauˈmountain range noun

a row of mountains.

ˈmountain ridge noun

a long raised surface along the top of a mountain.

ˌmountaiˈneer noun

a person who climbs mountains, especially with skill, or as his occupation.

ˌmountaiˈneering noun

mountain-climbing.

ˈmountainous adjective

full of mountains. The country is very mountainous.

ˈmountain-side noun

the slope of a mountain. The avalanche swept the climbers down the mountain-side.

ˈmountain-top noun

the summit of a mountain.

make a mountain out of a molehill

to exaggerate the importance of a problem. etc.

mountain

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

mountain

n. montaña.

mountain

n montaña

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In 1830, the association took the name of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, of which Captain Sublette and Robert Campbell were prominent members.

A competition immediately ensued between the two companies for the trade with the mountain tribes and the trapping of the head-waters of the Columbia and the other great tributaries of the Pacific.

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Once upon a time there was a Glass Mountain at the top of which stood a castle made of pure gold, and in front of the castle there grew an apple-tree on which there were golden apples.

Many knights had come from afar to try their luck, but it was in vain they attempted to climb the mountain. In spite of having their horses shod with sharp nails, no one managed to get more than half-way up, and then they all fell back right down to the bottom of the steep slippery hill.

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But with our Alpine productions, left isolated from the moment of the returning warmth, first at the bases and ultimately on the summits of the mountains, the case will have been somewhat different; for it is not likely that all the same arctic species will have been left on mountain ranges distant from each other, and have survived there ever since; they will, also, in all probability have become mingled with ancient Alpine species, which must have existed on the mountains before the commencement of the Glacial epoch, and which during its coldest period will have been temporarily driven down to the plains; they will, also, have been exposed to somewhat different climatal influences.

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Vasconcelles, Jesuit father, describes one which he heard in the Sierra, or mountain region of Piratininga, and which he compares to the discharges of a park of artillery.

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All the same, Saxon, that's some mountain. Look at the timber on it.

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Not far from that, rose to a height of 17,400 feet the annular mountain of Short, equal to the Asiatic Caucasus.

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So when Zarathustra thus ascended the mountain, he thought on the way of his many solitary wanderings from youth onwards, and how many mountains and ridges and summits he had already climbed.

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The case appears to me rather obscure: for that part of the mountain which is protected by a mantle of snow, must be less subject to repeated and great changes of temperature than any other part.

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No one can say that Guph was not brave, for he had determined to visit those dangerous creatures the Phanfasms, who resided upon the very top of the dread Mountain of Phantastico.

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'The semblance of a human face to be formed on the side of a mountain, or in the fracture of a small stone, by a lusus naturae [freak of nature].