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Mont, montagne

A hill or mountain.

Examples :

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

Les randonneurs ont atteint le sommet de la montagne après une ascension difficile.

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Mont, éminence

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"

le mont de Jupiter

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Rempart, butte

A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.

Examples :

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

Le rempart du château offrait une solide défense contre les envahisseurs.

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Banque, fonds

A bank; a fund.

Examples :

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

Le fonds de collecte de fonds de l'école soutiendra de nouveaux ordinateurs.

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Monticule, tertre

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. "

La maquette de l'armée romaine présentait un petit monticule à la base du bouclier.

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Monture

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

Examples :

"The rider climbed onto his mount."

Le cavalier est monté sur sa monture.

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Monture, support

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

Examples :

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

Le poteau est la monture sur laquelle la boîte aux lettres est installée.

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Cavalier

A rider in a cavalry unit or division.

Examples :

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

Le général a dit qu'il avait 2 000 cavaliers.

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Marchepied, estrade

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. "

La petite fille a utilisé le petit marchepied pour l'aider à monter à cheval.

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L'appel à monter à cheval

A signal for mounting a horse.

Examples :

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

L'entraîneur de chevaux a donné l'appel à monter pour signaler aux cavaliers de monter sur leurs chevaux.

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verb

Monter, grimper

To get upon; to ascend; to climb.

Examples :

"to mount stairs"

Monter les escaliers.

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Monter, enfourcher

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

Examples :

"The rider mounted his horse."

Le cavalier a monté son cheval.

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Monter, enfourcher

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. "

Le fermier devait monter à cheval pour le long voyage au marché.

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verb

Monter, s'élever

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. "

Le professeur a augmenté le volume du projecteur de la salle de classe pour rendre la présentation plus claire.

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Monter, s'élever

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. "

L'avion s'est lentement élevé dans le ciel.

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Fixer, attacher

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

Examples :

"to mount a mailbox on a post"

fixer une boîte aux lettres sur un poteau

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Monter

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. "

Le technicien a monté le disque dur externe pour que l'ordinateur puisse accéder aux fichiers importants.

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Augmenter, s'accroître

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

Examples :

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

Les factures ont augmenté et l'entreprise a échoué. La tension monte en Crimée.

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S'élever à, s'élever

To attain in value; to amount (to).

Examples :

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

Le coût des courses ce mois-ci s'est élevé à plus de 300 $.

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Monter sur (un animal) pour s'accoupler

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

Examples :

"The stallion mounted the mare. "

L'étalon a monté la jument.

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Monter, avoir des rapports sexuels avec

To have sexual intercourse with someone.

Examples :

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

Il a été accusé d'avoir eu des rapports sexuels avec sa collègue pendant la pause déjeuner dans le placard de fournitures de bureau.

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Lancer, entreprendre

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

Examples :

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

Le général a donné l'ordre de lancer l'attaque.

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Monter, installer

To deploy (cannon) for use.

Examples :

"to mount a cannon"

monter un canon

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Monter, installer

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. "

L'équipe de scène a monté le décor pour la pièce de l'école, plaçant les chaises et la table exactement comme il fallait.

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Incorporer de la matière grasse, en particulier du beurre, dans (un plat, en particulier une sauce, pour la finir)

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

Examples :

"Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter."

Incorporez la sauce avec une cuillère à soupe de beurre.

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