mount

mont, montagne

Montagne, notamment lorsque le mot fait partie de son nom.

En anglais simple : A mountain, especially when used as part of its name.

• We could see Mount Fuji from the train.
• They climbed Mount Everest last spring.
• Snow covered the top of Mount Kenya.

Synonymes : mountain

Expressions courantes : mount everest, mount fuji

monture

Animal, généralement un cheval, sur lequel une personne monte pour se déplacer.

En anglais simple : An animal, usually a horse, that someone rides.

• The rider chose a strong mount.
• Her mount waited beside the gate.
• The soldiers rested their mounts after the long journey.

Synonymes : riding horse

Expressions courantes : a trusty mount, choose a mount, mount for someone

mont

Zone bombée de la paume que certains pensent révélatrice du caractère ou de l’avenir.

En anglais simple : A raised area of the palm that some people believe shows character or predicts the future.

• The mount of Venus lies below the thumb.
• She examined each mount on his palm.
• Palm readers give different meanings to these mounts.

Comment l'utiliser : mount of something (The reader examined the mount of Venus on her palm.)

Synonymes : mons

Expressions courantes : mount of venus, mount of jupiter

monter, fixer

Attacher quelque chose à une surface ou à un support pour le maintenir en place.

En anglais simple : To fix something onto a surface or support so it stays in place.

• Mount the camera on a stand.
• He mounted the television above the fireplace.
• The photographs were mounted in simple wooden frames.

Comment l'utiliser : mount something on something (We mounted the screen on the wall.); mount something in something (She mounted the photograph in a wooden frame.)

Synonymes : attach, fix

Expressions courantes : mount a camera, mount on something, mount a photograph

augmenter, s’accumuler

Devenir plus important en nombre, en quantité ou en intensité.

En anglais simple : To become greater in number, amount, or strength.

• The pressure is mounting.
• Our debts mounted up during the winter.
• As evidence mounted, the police began to suspect him.

Comment l'utiliser : mount up (Unpaid bills began to mount up.)

Synonymes : increase, grow, rise

Contraires : decrease, fall

Expressions courantes : mount up, mount steadily, mount rapidly

monter, enfourcher

Monter sur un animal ou dans un véhicule, ou gravir des marches ou un endroit élevé.

En anglais simple : To get onto an animal or vehicle, or go up steps or a raised place.

• He mounted his horse.
• She mounted the steps slowly.
• The riders mounted their bicycles and left.

Synonymes : get on, climb

Contraires : dismount

Expressions courantes : mount a horse, mount a bicycle, mount the steps, mount the pony

monter, mettre en scène

Organiser une pièce ou un autre spectacle et le présenter au public.

En anglais simple : To organize and present a play or other performance for an audience.

• The school will mount a play next month.
• They mounted a new production of the opera.
• Can this small theatre afford to mount a musical?

Synonymes : stage, put on

Expressions courantes : mount a production, mount a play, mount an opera