mountain

mountain
mountain [{{t}}'maʊntɪn]
1 noun
(a) (geographical feature) montagne f;
we spent a week in the mountains on a passé une semaine à la montagne;
to make a mountain out of a molehill se faire une montagne d'un rien;
to move mountains déplacer des montagnes, faire l'impossible;
you can't expect him to move mountains just to please you! il ne peut pas faire l'impossible uniquement pour te faire plaisir!;
if the mountain won't go to Mohammed, Mohammed will have to go to the mountain si la montagne ne vient pas à Mahomet, Mahomet ira à la montagne;
{{}}figurative{{}} they've got a (huge) mountain to climb ils ont du pain sur la planche
(b) (heap, accumulation) montagne f, tas m;
a mountain of papers une énorme pile de papiers;
a mountain of evidence des quantités fpl de preuves;
he had bought mountains of rice il avait acheté des montagnes de riz;
I've got mountains of work to get through j'ai un travail fou ou monstre à terminer;
{{}}Economics{{}} the butter/beef mountain la montagne de beurre/bœuf
2 compound-forming noun
(people) montagnard; (resort, stream, guide) de montagne; (air) de la montagne; (life) en montagne; (flora, fauna) de montagne, des montagnes
►► {{}}Botany{{}} mountain ash (rowan) sorbier m des oiseleurs ou des oiseaux; (eucalyptus) eucalyptus m;
{{}}Zoology{{}} mountain beaver = rongeur d'Amérique du Nord, semblable à l'écureuil;
mountain bike VTT m, vélo m tout-terrain;
mountain biking VTT m, vélo m tout-terrain;
to go mountain biking faire du VTT;
{{}}Zoology{{}} mountain cat (lynx) lynx m; (puma) puma m, cougouar m;
mountain climber alpiniste mf;
mountain climbing alpinisme m;
to go mountain climbing faire de l'alpinisme;
Mountain Daylight Time heure f d'été des montagnes Rocheuses;
{{}}British{{}} mountain dew whisky m (produit illégalement);
{{}}Zoology{{}} mountain goat chamois m;
mountain hut (for walkers) refuge m;
{{}}Zoology{{}} mountain lion puma m, cougouar m;
mountain pass col m, défilé m;
{{}}Botany{{}} mountain pine pin m de montagne;
mountain range chaîne f de montagnes;
mountain rescue secours m en montagne;
mountain rescue service service m de secours en montagne;
{{}}Zoology{{}} mountain sheep bighorn m;
mountain sickness mal m des montagnes;
Mountain (Standard) Time heure f d'hiver des montagnes Rocheuses;
the Mountain State = surnom donné à la Virginie-Occidentale;
mountain top sommet m, cime f;
mountain troops chasseurs mpl alpins

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