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1 make a mountain out of a molehill
(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) se faire une montagne d'un rienEnglish-French dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
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mountain ['maʊntɪn]1 noun(a) (geographical feature) montagne f;∎ we spent a week in the mountains on a passé une semaine à la montagne;∎ to make a mountain out of a molehill se faire une montagne d'un rien;∎ to move mountains déplacer des montagnes, faire l'impossible;∎ you can't expect him to move mountains just to please you! il ne peut pas faire l'impossible uniquement pour te faire plaisir!;∎ if the mountain won't go to Mohammed, Mohammed will have to go to the mountain si la montagne ne vient pas à Mahomet, Mahomet ira à la montagne;∎ figurative they've got a (huge) mountain to climb ils ont du pain sur la planche(b) (heap, accumulation) montagne f, tas m;∎ a mountain of papers une énorme pile de papiers;∎ a mountain of evidence des quantités fpl de preuves;∎ he had bought mountains of rice il avait acheté des montagnes de riz;∎ I've got mountains of work to get through j'ai un travail fou ou monstre à terminer;∎ Economics the butter/beef mountain la montagne de beurre/bœuf(people) montagnard; (resort, stream, guide) de montagne; (air) de la montagne; (life) en montagne; (flora, fauna) de montagne, des montagnesZoology mountain beaver = rongeur d'Amérique du Nord, semblable à l'écureuil;mountain bike VTT m, vélo m tout-terrain;mountain biking VTT m, vélo m tout-terrain;∎ to go mountain biking faire du VTT;mountain climber alpiniste mf;mountain climbing alpinisme m;∎ to go mountain climbing faire de l'alpinisme;Mountain Daylight Time heure f d'été des montagnes Rocheuses;British mountain dew whisky m (produit illégalement);Zoology mountain goat chamois m;mountain hut (for walkers) refuge m;Zoology mountain lion puma m, cougouar m;mountain pass col m, défilé m;Botany mountain pine pin m de montagne;mountain range chaîne f de montagnes;mountain rescue secours m en montagne;mountain rescue service service m de secours en montagne;Zoology mountain sheep bighorn m;mountain sickness mal m des montagnes;Mountain (Standard) Time heure f d'hiver des montagnes Rocheuses;the Mountain State = surnom donné à la Virginie-Occidentale;mountain top sommet m, cime f;mountain troops chasseurs mpl alpins -
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to make a mountain out of a molehill faire une montagne d'une taupinière. -
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mountain, US [transcription][-ntn]A n lit montagne f ; fig montagne f, monceau m (of de) ; in the mountains à la montagne ; a mountain of debts une montagne de dettes ; I've got mountains of work to do j'ai énormément de travail à faire ; meat/butter mountain Econ excédents mpl de viande/de beurre.to make a mountain out of a molehill faire une montagne d'une taupinière. -
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(a high hill: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; ( also adjective) a mountain stream.) (de) montagne- mountain bike - mountain plateau - mountain range - mountain ridge - mountaineer - mountaineering - mountainous - mountain-side - mountain-top - make a mountain out of a molehill -
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I [məul] noun(a small, permanent, usually dark, spot on the skin.) grain de beautéII [məul](a small burrowing animal with very small eyes and soft fur.) taupe- molehill- make a mountain out of a molehill
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make a mountain out of a molehill — To magnify, overdramatize, etc a trifling matter • • • Main Entry: ↑mole make a mountain out of a molehill see under ↑mole1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mountain * * * make a mountain out of a molehill phrase to treat a minor problem as if it … Useful english dictionary
make a mountain out of a molehill — To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. * /You re not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying./ * /Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty … Dictionary of American idioms
make a mountain out of a molehill — To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. * /You re not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying./ * /Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty … Dictionary of American idioms
make a mountain out of a molehill — If somebody makes a mountain out of a molehill, they exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a problem … The small dictionary of idiomes
make a mountain out of a molehill — ► make a mountain out of a molehill exaggerate the importance of a minor problem. Main Entry: ↑molehill … English terms dictionary
Make a mountain out of a molehill — Making a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom referring to over reactive, histrionic behaviour where a person makes too much of a minor issue. Metaphor The idiom is a metaphor for the common behaviour of responding disproportionately to… … Wikipedia
make a mountain out of a molehill — to cause something simple to seem much more difficult or important. McAleer knows there s a mistake in the book and promised to correct it, but Rosen continues to complain about it she s really trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. Clever… … New idioms dictionary
make\ a\ mountain\ out\ of\ a\ molehill — To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. You re not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying. Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty won t… … Словарь американских идиом
make a mountain out of a molehill — verb To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial If youre stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. It could be… … Wiktionary
make a mountain out of a molehill — make a big problem out of a small one He is really making a mountain out of a molehill by worrying about his son s problems … Idioms and examples
make a mountain out of a molehill — If somebody makes a mountain out of a molehill, they exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a problem. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone makes a mountain out of a molehill, they make a small, unimportant problem seem much … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions