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hil1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) colina2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.)•- hillock- hilly
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hill n colinatr[hɪl]1 colina, cerro2 (slope) cuesta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be as old as the hills ser más viejo,-a que Matusalénto be over the hill familiar ser viejo,-a yato take to the hills echarse al montehill climb subida en cuestahill ['hɪl] n1) : colina f, cerro m2) slope: cuesta f, pendiente fn.• alcor s.m.• altozano s.m.• cerro s.m.• colina s.f.• collado s.m.• cuesta s.f.• eminencia s.f.• morro s.m.• otero s.m.• subido s.m.v.• acohombrar v.hɪlon a hill — ( on the top) en (lo alto de) una colina; ( on a slope) en una ladera
to walk up/down a hill — subir/bajir una colina (andando)
as old as the hills — más viejo que Matusalén (fam), más viejo que andar a pie (CS fam)
not to amount to a hill of beans — (AmE) no valer* nada
to be over the hill — (colloq) estar* para el arrastre or (RPl) para el deje (fam); (before n)
[hɪl]hill country — territorio m montañoso, región f montañosa
1.the hills la montaña fsing, la sierra fsing- be over the hill- chase sb up hill and down dale- take to the hills2.CPDhill climb N — (Sport) ascensión f de montaña
hill farmer N — agricultor(a) m / f de montaña
hill farming N — agricultura f de montaña
hill start N — (in vehicle) arranque m en cuesta
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to do a hill start — arrancar (un coche) en cuestahill walker N — montañero(-a) m / f, senderista mf
hill walking N — montañismo m, senderismo m
to go hill-walking — hacer montañismo, hacer senderismo
* * *[hɪl]on a hill — ( on the top) en (lo alto de) una colina; ( on a slope) en una ladera
to walk up/down a hill — subir/bajir una colina (andando)
as old as the hills — más viejo que Matusalén (fam), más viejo que andar a pie (CS fam)
not to amount to a hill of beans — (AmE) no valer* nada
to be over the hill — (colloq) estar* para el arrastre or (RPl) para el deje (fam); (before n)
hill country — territorio m montañoso, región f montañosa
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2 mountain
montaña; monte*
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