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121 hillside
noun (the side or slope of a hill: The hillside was covered with new housing.) (flanc de) coteau -
122 hurtle
['hə:tl](to move very quickly and violently: The car hurtled down the hill at top speed.) aller à toute allure -
123 landscape
['lændskeip] 1. noun1) (the area of land that a person can look at all at the same time: He stood on the hill surveying the landscape.) paysage2) (a picture showing a view of the countryside: He paints landscapes.) paysage2. verb(to do landscape gardening on: We are having our back garden landscaped.) dessiner- landscape gardener -
124 landslide
noun (a piece of land that falls down from the side of a hill: His car was buried in the landslide.) glissement de terrain -
125 mound
(a small hill or heap of earth etc: a grassy mound; a mound of rubbish.) monticule -
126 mountain
(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 -
127 panorama
(a wide view, of a landscape etc: There is a wonderful panorama from that hill.) panorama -
128 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pic2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) sommet3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) visière2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) atteindre son maximum- peaked- peaky
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Hill — (engl. für ‚Hügel‘, aber auch mittelhochdeutsch ‚Heimstätte‘) bezeichnet geografische Objekte: Hill (Bach), einen Grenzbach im Hohen Venn Hill (Gloucestershire), Vereinigtes Königreich Hill (Warwickshire), Vereinigtes Königreich Hill (West… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hill — W2S2 [hıl] n [: Old English; Origin: hyll] 1.) an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller →↑uphill, downhill ↑downhill ▪ Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea. ▪ the top of Sidbury Hill ▪ A cart was … Dictionary of contemporary English
HILL (D. O.) — HILL DAVID OCTAVIUS (1802 1870) Peintre de paysages à l’origine, David Octavius Hill est surtout connu pour son œuvre de photographe, qu’il entreprit en collaboration avec le calotypiste Robert Adamson (1821 1848). Originaire de Perth, en Écosse … Encyclopédie Universelle
hill — [ hıl ] noun count *** 1. ) an area of land that is higher than the land surrounding it but smaller and lower than a mountain: a valley surrounded by wooded hills the Pentland Hills an area popular with hill walkers the top/bottom of a hill: They … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hill — Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
HILL (G.) — HILL GARY (1951 ) Gary Hill est sans aucun doute l’un des vidéastes les plus importants de sa génération; la quantité autant que la qualité de ses œuvres servies par une inventivité technologique hors pair l’ont vite placé au rang des artistes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hill — O.E. hyll hill, from P.Gmc. *hulni (Cf. M.Du. hille, Low Ger. hull hill, O.N. hallr stone, Goth. hallus rock, O.N. holmr islet in a bay, O.E. holm rising land, island ), from PIE root *kel … Etymology dictionary
hill — [hil] n. [ME < OE hyll, akin to MDu hille < IE base * kel , to project, rise high > L collis, hill, Gr kolophōn, peak] 1. a natural raised part of the earth s surface, often rounded and smaller than a mountain 2. a small pile, heap, or… … English World dictionary
Hill — Hill, Archibald V. Hill, Rowland * * * (as used in expressions) Bunker Hill, batalla de Shirley Anita St. Hill Hill, David Octavius y Robert Adamson Hill, James J(erome) Hill, Joe … Enciclopedia Universal
Hill 55 — was a hill in Vietnam that was used during the Vietnam war as a base of operations for the United States Marine Corps. It has been described as the most notorious area in ICorps. [ [http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usmchist/vietnam.txt] 1st… … Wikipedia
HILL (D.) — HILL DAMON (1960 ) Fils de Graham Hill, qui ne lui montra guère d’affection dans son enfance, Damon Hill est un pilote au talent souvent sous estimé. En 1993, il dispute le Championnat du monde de formule 1, sur Williams Renault, dans l’ombre… … Encyclopédie Universelle