mountain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mountain in the English»French Dictionary

mountain [Brit ˈmaʊntɪn, Am ˈmaʊnt(ə)n] N

1. mountain (large hill):

mountain

montagne f

in the mountains

à la montagne

in the mountains attr road, stream, scenery

de montagne

in the mountains air

de la montagne

in the mountains tribe

des montagnes

2. mountain (large quantity):

mountain

montagne f

mountain

monceau m (of de)

a mountain of debts

une montagne de dettes

I've got mountains of work to do

j'ai énormément de travail à faire

meat/butter mountain ECON

excédents mpl de viande/de beurre

to make a mountain out of a molehill

faire une montagne d'une taupinière

mountain bike N

mountain bike

vélo m tout-terrain

mountain bike

VTT m

mountain biker N

mountain biker

vététiste mf

mountain climbing N

mountain climbing

alpinisme m

mountain cat N

mountain cat (puma)

puma m

mountain cat (lynx)

lynx m inv

mountain ash N

mountain ash

sorbier m des oiseleurs

mountain lion N

mountain lion

puma m

mountain lion

couguar m

mountain goat N

mountain goat

chèvre f chamoisée

mountain pass N

mountain pass

col m de montagne

mountain range N

mountain range

chaîne f de montagnes

mountain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mountain in the English»French Dictionary

mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn, Am -t̬ən] N

mountain

montagne f

Phrases:

to make a mountain out of a molehill

faire tout un plat de pas grand chose

mountains of sth inf

des tas de qc

mountain range N GEO

mountain range

chaîne f de montagnes

mountain bike N

mountain bike

vélo m tout terrain

Mountain time N

Mountain time

heure f des Montagnes Rocheuses

Translations for mountain in the French»English Dictionary

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montagnard(e)

mountain

montagnard(e)

mountain dweller

VTT

mountain bike

VTT

mountain biking

vét(t)étiste

mountain biker

alpage

mountain pasture

alpin(e) plante

mountain

cordillère

mountain range

mountain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

beyond the mountain

au-delà de la montagne

to blast a tunnel through a mountain

utiliser des explosif pour creuser un tunnel à travers une montagne

to stand somewhere mountain, church

se dresser quelque part

to make a mountain out of a molehill

faire tout un plat de pas grand chose

to make a mountain out of sth/a molehill

(se) faire une montagne de qc/rien

to make a mountain out of sth

faire une maladie de qc inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The highest mountain is lfjellet at above sea level.

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Further to the east there are higher mountains.

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Along the way, the tracks cross some 30 bridges and trestles and pass through two deep mountain tunnels.

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The mountain receives over 20,000 visitors per year.

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Locally, however, this varies dramatically between the drier plateaus and valleys and the wetter mountains.

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Some snow falls on the mountain during winter.

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It is the lowest pass through the mountains.

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The town has large red sandstone mountains on three sides.

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And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain?

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A small waterfall is featured on the way to the top of the mountain.

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