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1 (to) surmount
(to) surmount /səˈmaʊnt/v. t.(form.) sormontare; superare; valicare; vincere: The steeple is surmounted by a spire, il campanile è sormontato da una guglia; to surmount a difficulty [an obstacle], superare una difficoltà [un ostacolo]; to surmount a height, valicare un'altura● peaks surmounted with snow, vette ricoperte di neve. -
2 (to) surmount
(to) surmount /səˈmaʊnt/v. t.(form.) sormontare; superare; valicare; vincere: The steeple is surmounted by a spire, il campanile è sormontato da una guglia; to surmount a difficulty [an obstacle], superare una difficoltà [un ostacolo]; to surmount a height, valicare un'altura● peaks surmounted with snow, vette ricoperte di neve.
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