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1 monte
m mountainfig mountain, pilea monte upstreamfig mandare a monte ruin, mess up colloq* * *monte s.m.1 mountain; (spec. usato davanti ai no.pr.sing.) mount: catena di monti, mountain range (o chain); in cima a un monte, on the top of a mountain; monte sottomarino, (con la sommità piatta) gnyot; il Monte Rosa è uno dei monti più alti d'Europa, Monte Rosa is one of the highest mountains in Europe // Monte Bianco, Mont Blanc; i Monti Cantabrici, the Cantabrian Mountains; Monte Everest, Mount Everest // a monte, (di fiume) upriver (o upstream), (fig.) andare a monte di un problema, to get to the bottom of a problem; le cause del suo comportamento vanno cercate a monte, you have to go to the source to find the reasons for his behaviour // per valli e per monti, up hill and down dale // promettere mari e monti a qlcu., to promise s.o. the earth2 (gran quantità) mountain, heap, lot, great deal: un monte di cose, a lot of things; un monte di difficoltà, a mountain of difficulties; un monte di libri, a heap of books // (econ.): monte salari, total wages; monte ore, paid working hours3 (carte scartate al gioco) discarded cards (pl.) // andare a monte, (annullare la partita) to scrap the game, (fig.) (andare in fumo) to fail (o to come to nothing): il fidanzamento è andato a monte, the engagement was broken off; tutti i miei piani sono andati a monte, all my plans have fallen through (o have come to nothing); mandare a monte, to cause to fail, (disdire) to cancel: mandò a monte i nostri progetti, he wrecked our plans; l'incontro fu mandato a monte, the meeting fell through (o was cancelled)4 (insieme delle poste dei giocatori) pool; (fam.) kitty // monte premi → montepremi5 ( banca) bank: monte dei pegni, monte di pietà, pawnshop (o pawn agency), (amer.) hockshop; portare l'orologio al monte di pietà, to pawn one's watch6 (anat.) monte di Venere, del pube, mons veneris, mons pubis.* * *['monte]sostantivo maschile1) (montagna) mountain2) geogr. (seguito da un nome proprio)3) fig. (grande quantità) mountain, mound, heap, pileho un monte di cose da fare — I have a mountain o heaps of things to do
4) gioc. (carte scartate) discarded cards pl.5) a monte upstream, upriverlo sci a monte — the upper o uphill ski
andare a monte — [progetto, piano] to fall through, to go down the drain colloq.
mandare a monte — to wreck, to scrap [negoziati, progetti]
•monte ore — burocr. total number of hours
monte dei pegni o di pietà pawnshop; impegnare qcs. al monte di pietà to pawn sth.; monte di Venere — anat. mons veneris
••per -i e per valli — up hill and down dale BE, over hill and dale AE
cercare qcs. per mari e per -i — to search o hunt high and low for sth
* * *monte/'monte/sostantivo m.1 (montagna) mountain3 fig. (grande quantità) mountain, mound, heap, pile; ho un monte di cose da fare I have a mountain o heaps of things to do4 gioc. (carte scartate) discarded cards pl.5 a monte upstream, upriver; lo sci a monte the upper o uphill ski; risolvere un problema a monte to get to the root of the problem; andare a monte [progetto, piano] to fall through, to go down the drain colloq.; mandare a monte to wreck, to scrap [negoziati, progetti]; mandare a monte il fidanzamento to break (off) the engagementper -i e per valli up hill and down dale BE, over hill and dale AE; cercare qcs. per mari e per -i to search o hunt high and low for sth.\monte ore burocr. total number of hours; monte dei pegni o di pietà pawnshop; impegnare qcs. al monte di pietà to pawn sth.; monte di Venere anat. mons veneris. -
2 wasabi
( JAPAN)very hot, green Japanese horseradish.Green relative of horseradish that is primarily used with sushi and sashimi.♦ Japanese plant with green roots tasting like strong horseradish and used in cooking in the form of green paste. Many people call it "Japanese mustard", although it is not related to the mustard plant.♦ a hot, spicy condiment made from the roots of Japanese horseradish, chartreuse in color♦ Called Japanese horseradish, this is a root that is dried and ground to a fine powder. This powder is then reconstituted and used for dipping sauce with soy sauce when eating sushi and sashimi. Water Bath -The French call this cooking technique Bain Marie. It consists of placing a container of food in a large, shallow pan of warm water, which surrounds the food with consistent gentle heat. The food may be cooked in this manner either in an oven or on top of a range. This technique is designed to cook delicate dishes such as custards, sauces and savory mousses without breaking or curdling them. It can also be used to keep foods warm. The principle is that the water in the water bath must come to the level of the product being cooked within the container.♦ Japanese horseradish style flavoring, comes in tubes or powder. maya’s bachan (grandma) has a wasabi farm on the side of a mountain and it’s very cool
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