montare
Pronunciation: /monˈta.re/
“montare” is an Italian word. Its 17 meanings in English:
verb
- (typically with su) to ascend (onto); to climb (on)
- to bestride
- to get on top of (an animal) to mate
- to fuck (have sexual intercourse)
- to increase in quantity or intensity
- (with a) to amount (to)
- to whip, beat, whisk
- to inflate or magnify
- to cause to get a big head
- to begin a work shift
- to matter
- to be useful
- to assemble
- to load (a gun, etc.)
- to edit (a film, video, etc.) by adding a montage
- to stage or set up (a play, show, etc.)
- to frame
In Italian
- andare in alto
- aumentare di capienza
- cominciare un turno
- fare lievitare
- mettere insieme
- assemblare le scene di un film
- di animali: accoppiarsi
- di persone: possedere sessualmente
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”). By surface analysis, monte + -are.
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More Italian words
- montante
- montapali
- montapanna
- montarci
- montare a neve
- montare il sangue alla testa
- montare in bestia
- montare in cattedra
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