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Berg, Hügel

A hill or mountain.

Examples :

"The hikers reached the summit of the mount after a challenging climb. "

Die Wanderer erreichten nach einem anstrengenden Aufstieg den Gipfel des Berges.

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Hügel, Wölbung

Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.

Examples :

"the mount of Jupiter"

der Jupiter-Hügel

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Wall, Schutzwall

A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.

Examples :

"The castle's mount provided a strong defense against invaders. "

Der Wall des Schlosses bot eine starke Verteidigung gegen Eindringlinge.

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Bank, Fonds

A bank; a fund.

Examples :

"The school's fundraising mount will support new computers. "

Der Spendenfonds der Schule wird neue Computer unterstützen.

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Hügel, Schildfuß

A green hillock in the base of a shield.

Examples :

"The miniature model of the Roman army featured a small mount at the base of the shield. "

Das Miniaturmodell der römischen Armee zeigte einen kleinen Hügel am Fuß des Schildes.

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Reittier

An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on, unlike a draught horse

Examples :

"The rider climbed onto his mount."

Der Reiter stieg auf sein Reittier.

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Halterung, Fassung

A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.

Examples :

"The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed."

Der Pfosten ist die Halterung, an der der Briefkasten installiert ist.

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Reiter, Kavallerist

A rider in a cavalry unit or division.

Examples :

"The General said he has 2,000 mounts."

Der General sagte, er habe 2.000 Reiter.

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Aufstieg, Podest

A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.

Examples :

"The little girl used the small mount to help her climb onto the horse. "

Das kleine Mädchen benutzte den kleinen Aufstieg, um auf das Pferd zu klettern.

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Aufsitz, Besteigung

A signal for mounting a horse.

Examples :

"The horse trainer gave the mount to signal the riders to get on their horses. "

Der Pferdetrainer gab das Signal zur Besteigung, um den Reitern zu signalisieren, auf ihre Pferde zu steigen.

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verb

Besteigen, erklimmen

To get upon; to ascend; to climb.

Examples :

"to mount stairs"

Die Treppe hinaufsteigen.

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Besteigen, aufsteigen

To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.

Examples :

"The rider mounted his horse."

Der Reiter bestieg sein Pferd.

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Besteigen, aufsteigen

To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.

Examples :

"The farmer needed to mount his horse for the long journey to market. "

Der Bauer musste sein Pferd besteigen, um die lange Reise zum Markt anzutreten.

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Erheben, aufsteigen

To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.

Examples :

"The teacher mounted the volume of the classroom projector to make the presentation clearer. "

Der Lehrer erhöhte die Lautstärke des Klassenraumprojektors, um die Präsentation deutlicher zu machen.

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Besteigen, erklimmen, hinaufsteigen

To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.

Examples :

"The airplane slowly mounted into the sky. "

Das Flugzeug stieg langsam in den Himmel auf.

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Befestigen, anbringen

To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.

Examples :

"to mount a mailbox on a post"

einen Briefkasten an einem Pfosten befestigen

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Einhängen

To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.

Examples :

"The technician mounted the external hard drive so the computer could access the important files. "

Der Techniker hat die externe Festplatte eingehängt, damit der Computer auf die wichtigen Dateien zugreifen konnte.

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Ansteigen, zunehmen

(sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.

Examples :

"The bills mounted up and the business failed. There is mounting tension in Crimea."

Die Rechnungen stiegen an und das Geschäft scheiterte. In der Krim herrscht zunehmende Spannung.

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Sich belaufen auf, betragen

To attain in value; to amount (to).

Examples :

"The cost of groceries this month mounted to over $300. "

Die Kosten für Lebensmittel beliefen sich diesen Monat auf über 300 Dollar.

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Besteigen, sich auf (ein Tier) setzen

To get on top of (an animal) to mate.

Examples :

"The stallion mounted the mare. "

Der Hengst bestieg die Stute.

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Besteigen, sich begatten

To have sexual intercourse with someone.

Examples :

"He was accused of mounting his coworker during lunch break in the office supply closet. "

Ihm wurde vorgeworfen, sich während der Mittagspause im Büromaterialschrank mit seiner Kollegin begattet zu haben.

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Starten, einleiten

To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.

Examples :

"The General gave the order to mount the attack."

Der General gab den Befehl, den Angriff zu starten.

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Aufstellen, montieren

To deploy (cannon) for use.

Examples :

"to mount a cannon"

eine Kanone aufstellen

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Aufbauen, einrichten

To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).

Examples :

"The stage crew mounted the set for the school play, placing the chairs and table just so. "

Die Bühnencrew baute das Bühnenbild für das Schultheater auf und platzierte die Stühle und den Tisch genau so.

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Fett, besonders Butter, in (ein Gericht, besonders eine Sauce, um es fertigzustellen) einarbeiten

To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).

Examples :

"Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter."

Arbeite die Sauce mit einem Esslöffel Butter ein.

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