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mount
[maʊnt]
sustantivo
1monte (m) (mountain)
  • mount Sinai -> el Monte Sinaí
  • mount Vesuvius -> el Vesubio
sustantivo
1soporte (m) (for painting, color slide)
2montura (f) (horse)
verbo transitivo
3montar en, subirse a (bicycle, horse); subir (stairs, ladder)
4montar (photograph, gun)
  • to mount an exhibition -> montar una exposición
  • to mount an offensive -> realizar una ofensiva
  • to mount guard -> montar guardia
verbo intransitivo
5montar, montarse (get onto horse)
6aumentar, crecer (opposition, tension)

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mount [maunt]
sustantivo
1Monte, montaña, cuesta.
2Baluarte, terraplén de una fortificación.
sustantivo
1Montadura, objeto que sirve para preparar una cosa o para exhibirla;
verbo
2g.
3Caballería.
4Apeadero.
5Monta, toque de clarín para montar a caballo.
e. cartón sobre que está colocado un dibujo.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Subir, subirse o ascender. (n)
2Subir, elevarse a una altura considerable. (n)
3Subir o montar a caballo. (n)
4Subir, montar, importar, ascender a, hablando de una cuenta, una renta, etc. -va. (n)
5Subir, levantar, hacer una cosa más alta de lo que era, como cuando se habla de una pared, torre, etc.; o aumentar su fuerza, como cuando se habla de la voz. (n)
6Subir, llevar las cosas arriba. (n)
7Subir una escalera, una cuesta, etc. 4. (n)
8Montar o engastar las piedras preciosas; preparar una cosa para usarla, hacerla servir de adorno, mostrarla, examinarla o conservarla. (n)
9Alzar, elevar; exaltar. (n)
10Llevar, portar, ir equipado con. (n)
  • This ship mounts sixteen guns -> este navío porta diez y seis cañones
  • To mount a fan -> montar un abanico
  • To mount guard -> (Mil.) Montar la guardia
  • To mount a cannon -> (Art.) Montar un cañón
Proveer de caballos; poner a caballo.

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mount [maʊnt]
noun
1 (horse) montura; (f) caballería; (f) (formal)
her mount galloped off, dragging her through the mud Piggott has three mounts at Epsom today
2 (support, base) [of machine] soporte; (m) base; (f) [of jewel] engaste; (m) montura; (f) (for stamps) fijasellos; (m) (for photograph in album) fijafotografías adhesivo; (m) (for transparency) marco; (m)
slides with plastic or cardboard mounts
 [of specimen, exhibit] soporte; (m) (microscope slide) portaobjetos; (m) (backing for picture) fondo; (m)
the diamond was lost when it fell out of its mount get yourself an album and a few packets of mounts and you're ready to start your collection you get 250 mounts in a box she put the sample on a mount and slid it under the microscope they study taxidermy mounts of birds and drawings by ornithologists you need a special machine for cutting mounts I had both the mount and the frame done professionally Boeing has warned airlines of possible problems with the engine mounts on 747s although the impact didn't feel hard it's torn the engine mounts
verb:transitive
1 [+horse] montar; [+bicycle] montar en; [+platform, stage, podium, throne] subir a; [+stairs, hill] subir
the vehicle mounted the pavement el vehículo se subió a la acera
he mounted his horse and rode away neither Trent nor I, after mounting our horses, spoke a word a man in a crash helmet was mounting a motor bike wait until the conductor mounts the podium before you stand the athletes mounted the victory rostrum Mishima mounted the balcony and addressed the crowd Rabbi Rappaport mounted the pulpit the winners mount the platform for the ritual champagne spraying /he heard footsteps mounting the stairs/ to the floor above him Lewelyn was mounting the stairs into the keep Eddie mounted the ladder to bring them their breakfast he was a boy of ten when Louis XV mounted the throne
2 [+jewel] engastar; [+stamp, exhibit, specimen, TV, speakers] fijar; [+picture] poner un fondo a; [+gun, engine] montar
that's a beautiful sapphire - why don't you have it mounted in a ring? buffalo horns mounted on wooden plaques someone suggested mounting the skull in silver or gold the hand-carved animal is mounted on a black iron pipe with a brass sleeve and welded into place, then mounted on a simple base the few surviving birds would be hunted down, carefully slaughtered, and handsomely mounted a TV set mounted on the wall the engine was mounted in the tailplane one solution was to mount the engine behind the crew and provide a cockpit for the gunner in the nose of the aircraft a six-foot-high statue of the Virgin was mounted on a wagon and drawn through city streets dustbins mounted on rubber wheels a photographer, with his camera mounted on a tripod the two men who manned the machine-gun mounted in the rear of the vehicle loudspeakers mounted on the roof blared the same call her husband mounts the work on velour paper and makes the frame the silhouettes are mounted on medium-weight board
3 [+exhibition, campaign, event] montar; organizar; [+play] montar; poner en escena; [+attack, offensive, defence] preparar
they decided to mount a search/rescue operation the company was mounting a nation-wide sales campaign the gallery has mounted an exhibition of art by Irish women painters a security operation mounted by the army the ANC announced it was mounting a major campaign of mass political protests you can mount an expedition with 200 porters and 50 Sherpas how can they mount a rebellion? next season they are planning to mount a play by Lorca to mount an offensive he mounted a series of personal attacks on the minister the logistic difficulties of mounting a full-scale invasion of the English coast they could never mount an effective challenge to his leadership he failed to mount a credible defence of the president Mrs Pitman mounted a vigorous defence of her tactics
4
to mount guard (on over sth/sb)or montar (la) guardia (para vigilar algo/a algn)
armed men bearing carbines and machetes positioned themselves nearby, mounting guard I half expected the American to pick up the spare machine pistol and mount guard over the operation those who had mounted guard over Algie abandoned him
5 (in mating) cubrir; montar
see that male kittiwake down there, mounting a female?
6 (provide with horse) proveer de caballo
as we were new to riding he had mounted us on fairly docile horses
verb:intransitive
1 (climb) subir
the blood mounted to his cheeks la sangre (se) le subió a los carrillos
tears were mounting in her eyes the minister mounted to begin his sermon from the pulpit
2 (also mount up) (get on horse) montar
the officer commanded his men to mount he went to the stable where his horse was, harnessed it, mounted and rode out to the beach now, boys, mount and be off!
3 (increase) [+prices, temperature] subir; aumentar; [+excitement, tension] crecer; aumentar
prices were mounting daily, causing galloping inflation the decibel level was mounting excitement was mounting inside her the pressure on them was mounting
4 (also mount up) (accumulate) [+bills, debts, problems] amontonarse
he had let his debts mount up the uncollected garbage mounts in city streets it all mounts up if you hide away your problems and pretend that they don't exist they will just continue to mount up her medical bills mounted up I had to get a better job because our bills were mounting up
mount [maʊnt]
noun
1 (literary) monte; (m)
the story of Moses coming down from the mount bearing those tablets
the Sermon on the Mount el Sermón de la Montaña
2 (in names) monte; (m)
the Mount of Olives el monte de los Olivos; Mount Sinai el monte Sinaí; Mount Everest el Everest

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Verb Conjugation for "mount"

Imperative
  • mount
  • you mount
  • he/she mounts
  • we mount
  • you mount
  • they mount
Preterite
  • I mounted
  • you mounted
  • he/she mounted
  • we mounted
  • you mounted
  • they mounted
Present Continuous
  • I am mounting
  • you are mounting
  • he/she is mounting
  • we are mounting
  • you are mounting
  • they are mounting
Present Perfect
  • I have mounted
  • you have mounted
  • he/she has mounted
  • we have mounted
  • you have mounted
  • they have mounted
Past Continuous
  • I was mounting
  • you were mounting
  • he/she was mounting
  • we were mounting
  • you were mounting
  • they were mounting
Past Perfect
  • I had mounted
  • you had mounted
  • he/she had mounted
  • we had mounted
  • you had mounted
  • they had mounted
Future
  • I will mount
  • you will mount
  • he/she will mount
  • we will mount
  • you will mount
  • they will mount
Future Perfect
  • I will have mounted
  • you will have mounted
  • he/she will have mounted
  • we will have mounted
  • you will have mounted
  • they will have mounted
Future Continuous
  • I will be mounting
  • you will be mounting
  • he/she will be mounting
  • we will be mounting
  • you will be mounting
  • they will be mounting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been mounting
  • you have been mounting
  • he/she has been mounting
  • we have been mounting
  • you have been mounting
  • they have been mounting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been mounting
  • you will have been mounting
  • he/she will have been mounting
  • we will have been mounting
  • you will have been mounting
  • they will have been mounting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been mounting
  • you had been mounting
  • he/she had been mounting
  • we had been mounting
  • you had been mounting
  • they had been mounting
Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw