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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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