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mountain meaning in French

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mountain [mountains] (large mass of earth and rock)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən]

montagne◼◼◼nom {f}I love the mountains. = J'aime la montagne.

mont◼◼◻nom {m}That high mountain is Mt. Tsukuba. = Cette haute montagne est le mont Tsukuba.

mountain bike (bicycle especially designed for off-road riding)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn baɪk]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈbaɪk]

VTT◼◼◼nom {m}

vélo tout terrain◼◼◻nom {m}

mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
noun

buse montagnardenom {f}

mountain chain (a series of mountain ranges)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈtʃeɪn]

chaîne de montagnes◼◼◼nom {f}

mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
noun

mésange de Gambel◼◼◼nom {f}

mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɡəʊt]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ɡoʊt]

chèvre des montagnes Rocheuses◼◼◼nom {f}

mountain gorilla [mountain gorillas] (Gorilla beringei beringei)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɡə.ˈrɪ.lə]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ɡə.ˈrɪ.lə]

gorille des montagnes◼◼◼nom {m}

mountain guide noun

guide de montagne◼◼◼nom {m}

guide de haute montagne◼◼◻nom {m}

mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn heə(r)]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈher]

lièvre variable◼◼◼nom {m}

mountain range (line of mountains)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn reɪndʒ]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈreɪndʒ]

cordillère◼◼◼nom {f}

chaine de montagnes◼◼◻nom

mountain shrike (Lanius validirostris)
noun

pie-grièche des Philippinesnom {f}

mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara)
noun

bergeronnette à longue queuenom {f}

mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
noun

zèbre de montagne◼◼◼nom {m}

zèbre vrainom {m}

mountaineer [mountaineers] (one who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure)
noun
[UK: ˌmaʊn.tɪ.ˈnɪə(r)]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tə.ˌnɪr]

alpiniste◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}The mountaineer was as hungry as a wolf. = L'alpiniste avait une faim de loup.

mountaineer [mountaineers] (someone who lives in a mountainous area)
noun
[UK: ˌmaʊn.tɪ.ˈnɪə(r)]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tə.ˌnɪr]

montagnard◼◼◻nom {m}

montagnarde◼◻◻nom {f}

mountaineering (sport)
noun
[UK: ˌmaʊn.tɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ]
[US: ˌmaʊn.tɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ]

alpinisme◼◼◼nom {m}John is interested in mountaineering. = John s'intéresse à l'alpinisme.

mountainous (having many mountains)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tə.nəs]

montagneux◼◼◼adjectifIt's a very mountainous country. = C'est un pays très montagneux.

mountainousness (a mountainous condition)
noun

état montagneuxnom {m}

Bighorn Mountains proper noun

monts Big Hornnom propre

Cantabrian Mountains (mountain range)
proper noun

cordillère Cantabrique◼◼◼nom {f}

Crimean Mountains (mountains)
proper noun

monts de Crimée◼◼◼nom propre
{Pl}

faith will move mountains (proverb)
phrase
[UK: feɪθ wɪl muːv ˈmaʊn.tɪnz]
[US: ˈfeɪθ wɪl ˈmuːv ˈmaʊn.tənz]

la foi transporte les montagnesphrase

Hyblaean Mountains (mountain range)
proper noun

montagnes hybléennom propre

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad (if one cannot get something done by commanding it)
phrase

si la montagne ne va pas à toiphrase

va à la montagnephrase

make a mountain out of a molehill (to treat a problem as greater than it is)
verb

faire une montagne d'une taupinière (to make a mountain out of a molehill)◼◼◼verbe

faire tout un fromage de (to make an entire cheese out of)verbe

faire une montagne d'une souris (to make an mountain out of a mouse)verbe

se noyer dans un verre d'eau (to drown in a glass of water)verbe

Ore Mountains (mountain range)
proper noun

monts Métallifères◼◼◼nom propre

Qin Mountains (mountain range in southern Shaanxi province)
proper noun

monts Qinling◼◼◼nom propre
{m-Pl}

Rocky Mountains (mountain range)
proper noun

Rocheuses◼◼◼nom propre
{f-Pl}

montagnes Rocheuses◼◼◼nom propre
{f-Pl}

Sugarloaf Mountain (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro)
proper noun

Pain de Sucre◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

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