monter
Pronunciation: /mɔ̃.te/
“monter” is a French word. Its 15 meanings in English:
verb
- to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)
- to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs
- to get on, get in (a vehicle)
- to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.))
- to stage, put on (a show)
- to ride (a horse)
- to mount (a horse)
- to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position)
- to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.)
- to raise (increase the level, price etc.)
- to put up (a tent)
- to assemble (put together)
- to string (an instrument)
- to edit
- to cast on (stitches)
In French
- Se déplacer vers le haut, se transporter dans un lieu plus élevé, s’élever, gravir, grimper.
- S’élever en l’air.
- Se placer et se déplacer dans un véhicule.
- Aller à bord d’un navire, embarquer.
- Se placer sur un animal pour se faire porter.
- (Suivi de à ou de sur) Se mettre sur un animal ou un véhicule.
- Augmenter en élévation; croître; s’accroître.
- Croître en valeur, augmenter jusqu’à un certain point.
- S’élever dans la société.
- Se déplacer soi-même physiquement bien à l’intérieur du camp adverse.
- Accéder au niveau supérieur.
- Aller du grave à l’aigu.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).
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- monter au créneau
- monter au filet
- monter au front
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