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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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Mountain ash — Ash Ash ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain ash — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain Ash — is a name used for several trees, none of immediate relation. It may refer to: Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest of all flowering plants and other floral species Fraxinus texensis, an ash tree species in Texas Trees in the genus Sorbus in North… … Wikipedia
Mountain Ash — (spr. mauntĭnäsch), aufblühende Stadt in Glamorganshire (Wales), am Cynon, einem Nebenfluß des Taff, mit bedeutenden Kohlen und Eisengruben und (1901) 31,023 Einw … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mountain Ash — (spr. mauntĭn äsch), Stadt in Wales, am Cynon, (1901) 31.093 E.; Eisenindustrie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
mountain ash — n a type of tree with red or orange red berries … Dictionary of contemporary English
mountain ash — noun count or uncount a tree with bright red orange fruit that grows mainly in northern countries: ROWAN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mountain ash — ► NOUN ▪ a rowan tree … English terms dictionary
mountain ash — n. any of a genus (Sorbus) of small trees or shrubs of the rose family, with compound leaves and clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries … English World dictionary
mountain ash — noun 1. any of various trees of the genus Sorbus • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑rowan, ↑rowan tree, ↑European mountain ash, ↑Sorbus aucuparia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mountain ash — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mountain ash : singular mountain ash plural mountain ashes a tree with bright red orange fruit that grows mainly in northern countries … English dictionary