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mount [maʊnt]1 noun(a) (mountain) mont m, montagne f(c) (support → of photo) carton m, support m; (→ of gem, lens, tool) monture f; (→ of machine) support m; (→ for stamp in collection) charnière f; (→ for object under microscope) lame f(a) (climb → slope, steps) monter∎ a truck mounted the pavement un camion monta sur le trottoir(c) (organize, put on → exhibition, campaign etc) monter, organiser;∎ Military to mount an offensive lancer une offensive;∎ Military to mount guard monter la garde;∎ they mounted an attack on the party leadership ils montèrent une attaque contre la direction du parti(d) (fix, support) monter;∎ to mount a gem monter une pierre;∎ to mount photographs/stamps coller des photos/timbres (dans un album);∎ they mounted machine guns on the roofs ils installèrent des mitrailleuses sur les toits;∎ an old sword mounted in a glass case une épée de collection exposée dans une vitrine(e) (mate with) monter, saillir, couvrir(a) (onto horse) monter (à cheval), se mettre en selle(b) (rise, increase) monter, augmenter, croître;∎ her anger mounted sa colère montait;∎ the cost was mounting le coût augmentait►► Mount Ararat le mont Ararat;Mount Athos le mont Athos;Mount Etna le mont Etna, l'Etna m;Mount Everest le mont Everest, l'Everest m;Mount Fuji le (mont) Fuji-Yama;Mount Kilimanjaro le Kilimandjaro;the Mount of Olives le mont des Oliviers;Mount Olympus le mont Olympe, l'Olympe m;Mount Palomar le mont Palomar;Mount Parnassus le mont Parnasse;Mount Rushmore le mont Rushmore (dans lequel sont sculptés les visages des Présidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln et Th. Roosevelt);Mount Rushmore State = surnom donné au Dakota du Sud;Mount Sinaï le (mont) Sinaï;Mount Vernon = propriété où vécut George Washington et où il est enterré;Mount Vesuvius le (mont) Vésuve;Mount Whitney le mont Whitney(a) (increase) monter, augmenter, s'accroître;∎ the bill was mounting up la facture augmentait(b) (accumulate) s'accumuler, s'amonceler;∎ you'll be amazed how quickly the money mounts up vous serez stupéfait de voir la somme qu'on peut atteindre en si peu de temps
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Parnassus — • Titular see in Cappadocia Secunda, suffragan of Mocessus. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parnassus Parnassus † … Catholic encyclopedia
Parnassus — Par*nas sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. [1913 Webster] {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parnassus — mountain in Greece, symbolic of poetry, late 14c., from Gk. Parnassos, mountain in central Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses … Etymology dictionary
Parnassus — Parnassus1 [pär nas′əs] n. [after PARNASSUS2 Mount] 1. poetry or poets collectively 2. any center of poetic or artistic activity Parnassus2 [pär nas′əs] Mount [L < Gr Parnasos] mountain in central Greece, near the Gulf of Corinth: 8,061 ft… … English World dictionary
PARNASSUS — I. PARNASSUS mons Phocidis, ubi plurima et laudatissima Laurus, hodie Liacura, Sophian. Apollini et Musis facer, 2. vertices habens, quorum unum Tithorea vocari, alterum Hyampeum, anthor est Herodotus. Cithaeron autem et Helicon, quos Servius… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Parnassus — /pahr nas euhs/, n. 1. Mount. Modern, Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. ab. 8000 ft. (2440 m). 2. a collection of poems or of elegant literature. 3. the world of poetry or poets collectively: a… … Universalium
Parnassus — noun (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus • Syn: ↑Mount Parnassus, ↑Liakoura •… … Useful english dictionary
Parnassus, Mt. — Mountain in central Greece. Located in the Pindus range, it rises to a height of 8,061 ft (2,457 m). In the ancient world it was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, probably because of its proximity to Delphi and its oracle. For Roman poets … Universalium
Parnassus Boicus — Parnassus Boicus, 1722 Der Parnassus Boicus oder „Der bayerische Musenberg“ war eine Münchner Gelehrtengesellschaft, die mit dem Parnassus Boicus von 1722 bis 1740 eine Aufklärungszeitschrift in oberdeutscher Sprache herausgab. Dies war damit die … Deutsch Wikipedia
Parnassus (disambiguation) — Parnassus or Parnassos may refer to:* Mount Parnassus, a mountain in central Greece near Delphi ** Parnassos, the son of the nymph Kleodora and the man Kleopompus, and namesake of the mountain ** Parnassos (municipality), a municipality in Phocis … Wikipedia
Parnassus (magazine) — Parnassus: Poetry in Review is an influential American literary magazine founded in 1973.The magazine states on its website that its aim has been to provide a forum where poets, novelists, and critics of all persuasions could gather to review new … Wikipedia