mount

mount

A n

1 (mountain) mont m ; Mount Etna/Everest le mont Etna/Everest ;

2 (horse) monture f ;

3 (support, surround) (for jewel, lens) monture f ; (for picture) carton m de montage ; (for microscope, slide) lame f ; (for film slide) cadre m.

B vtr

1 (ascend) gravir, monter [stairs] ; monter sur [platform, scaffold] ; monter sur, enfourcher [horse, bicycle] ; to mount the throne fig monter sur le trône ; to mount the pavement Aut monter sur le trottoir ;

2 (fix into place) monter [jewel, picture, photo] (on sur) ; coller [stamp] ; monter [exhibit, specimen] ; mettre [qch] en position [gun] ; Aut, Tech installer [engine, device] ;

3 (set up, hold) monter [exhibition, campaign] ; monter [production] ; organiser [demonstration] ; Mil monter [attack] ; Fin lancer [raid] ; to mount guard monter la garde (at, over sur) ;

4 Zool (in copulation) monter ;

5 Equit monter.

C vi

1 [climber, staircase] monter (to jusqu'à) ; the blood mounted to his cheeks le sang lui est monté au visage ;

2 (increase) [temperature, debts, prices] monter ; [number, toll] augmenter ; [concern] grandir ;

3 Equit se mettre en selle.

D mounting pres p adj [pressure, problems, tension etc] croissant, de plus en plus important ; [bills] de plus en plus élevé.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.