mountains of work

di montagna — [strada, animale] mountain attrib.

zona di montagna — alpine o mountain area

- e russe — rollercoaster, switchback BE

in the mountains — im Gebirge

butter/grain etc. mountain — (fig.) Butter-/Getreideberg usw., der

move mountains — (fig.) Berge versetzen; see also academic.ru/47601/molehill">molehill

mountain bike — Mountainbike, das; Geländefahrrad, das

in the mountains — im Gebirge, in den Bergen

to make a mountain out of a molehill — aus einer Mücke einen Elefant(en) machen (inf)

we have a mountain to climb ( esp Brit fig ) — wir haben eine riesige Aufgabe vor uns

if Mohammed won't go to the mountain, the mountain must go to Mohammed (prov) — wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommen will, muss der Prophet zum Berge gehen (prov)

butter/grain etc. mountain — (fig.) Butter-/Getreideberg usw., der

move mountains — (fig.) Berge versetzen; see also molehill

mountain bike — Mountainbike, das; Geländefahrrad, das

montaña del Pirineo — Pyrenean mountain dog, Great Pyrenees (EEUU)

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to make a mountain out of a molehill

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to make a mountain out of a molehill

Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.

cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex: A wise man once said ' Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.

wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet zum Berg kommen (Prov) — if the mountain won't come to Mahomet, then Mahomet must go to the mountain (Prov)

Berge versetzen ( können) — to (be able to) move mountains

Berge versetzend (Glaube) — colossal

mit etw hinterm Berg halten (fig) — to keep sth to oneself, to keep quiet about sth; mit seinem Alter to be cagey about sth

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

über den Berg sein (inf) — to be out of the woods

über alle Berge sein (inf) — to be long gone, to be miles away (inf)

jdm goldene Berge versprechen — to promise sb the moon

die Haare standen ihm zu Berge — his hair stood on end

da stehen einem ja die Haare zu Berge — it's enough to make your hair stand on end

Berg Heil! — greeting between mountaineers

mit etwas hinter dem od. hinterm Berg halten — (fig.) keep something to oneself

über den Berg sein — (ugs.) be out of the wood (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods; < patient> be on the mend, have turned the corner

[längst] über alle Berge sein — (ugs.) be miles away

Berg Heil! — greeting between mountaineers

mit etwas hinter dem od. hinterm Berg halten — (fig.) keep something to oneself

über den Berg sein — (ugs.) be out of the wood (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods; < patient> be on the mend, have turned the corner

[längst] über alle Berge sein — (ugs.) be miles away

camminare carponi o gattoni to crawl; camminare a papera to waddle; camminare con passo pesante to stamp, to trudge, to thump (along); camminare in punta di piedi to tiptoe, to walk on tiptoe; cammina velocemente he's a fast walker; camminare con i tacchi to walk in high heels; camminare con le stampelle to walk on crutches; camminare sulla fune to walk the tightrope; camminare nel sonno to sleepwalk; camminare a testa alta to walk tall; cammina! — (vattene) go away! (affrettati) come along!

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)