Montaña in english
pronunciation: mɑntænə part of speech: noun
montaña = mountain.
Example: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.more:
» aldea de montaña = mountain village .
Example: This remote, hitherto predominantly agricultural, mountain village has developed into an ultra-modern ski resort.» a los pies de la montaña = at the foot of the mountain .
Example: Then two months after leaving Egypt, they arrived at the desert near Mount Sinai, where they set up camp at the foot of the mountain.» al pie de la montaña = at the foot of the mountain .
Example: Then two months after leaving Egypt, they arrived at the desert near Mount Sinai, where they set up camp at the foot of the mountain.» bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike .
Example: The brochure, titled 'Tread Lightly! on Public and Private Land,' provides guidelines for the use of dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, horses and other means of traveling through back country.» cadena de montañas = mountain range .
Example: Thus, plate tectonics explains how the majestic peaks of one of the world's great mountain ranges were once the deep sea-floors of an ancient drifting plate.» ciclista de montaña = mountain biker [De bicicleta de montaña] .
Example: Most mountain bikers participating in surveys reported a history of previous injuries.» creación de las montañas = mountain-building .
Example: This digital tapestry outlines the geologic story of continental collision and break-up, mountain-building, river erosion and deposition, glaciation, volcanism, and other events and processes that have shaped the region.» cresta de montaña = mountain ridge .
Example: New Zealand is a long, narrow, mountainous country; its islands are the unsubmerged parts of mountain ridges separated from Australia.» escalada de montaña = mountain climb .
Example: Living with chronic illness can make life seem like a steep mountain climb.» escalar una montaña = scale + a mountain .
Example: Scaling mountains and fording streams, a Chinese farmer walked alone for 219 days across 10,000 kilometers.» falda de la montaña = piedmont [Término usado específicamente, por lo general, en geología/geografía] ; skirt of the mountain .
Example: As the population grows, housing is creeping out of the flat basin floors that attracted humans hundreds of years ago and moving onto the piedmonts of the surrounding mountain ranges. Example: She has a magnificent view from her house which is perched on the skirt of a mountain looking down at the beautiful Derwent River.» hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = make + a mountain out of a molehill ; get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing ; pile on + the agony ; make + heavy weather of .
Example: 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'. Example: Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance. Example: I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed. Example: I am trying to avoid anything sad in this book, for surely the world is sad enough at present without my pen piling on the agony. Example: It seems to me that you're making heavy weather of something that could be so simple if you left me in charge of the situation.» ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking .
Example: Today, we can take a package tour to see the Peking Opera or to go tracking in the Himalayas.» ladera de la montaña = mountainside .
Example: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside.» la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains .
Example: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.» llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed .
Example: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.» montaña rusa = roller coaster ; big dipper .
Example: The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility. Example: Coming into land was like riding a big dipper -- I tasted the contents of my stomach at least 10 times.» montaña(s) de = mountain(s) of [Una gran cantidad de] .
Example: Implementation of the image processing system meant this mountain of paper could be transformed into electronic form on easily transported optical disks.» montañas del Cáucaso, las = Caucasus Mountains, the .
Example: It is estimated that the Romani people left India about 1,000 years ago, passed the Caucasus Mountains and then moved across the southern coast of the Black Sea to Europe, where they branched off to different regions in the 13th century.» Montañas Rocosas, las = Rocky Mountains, the [Región del oeste de los Estados Unidos] .
Example: This article discusses a survey of thirteen cataloguing departments at university and state libraries in the Rocky Mountain Region to find out what problems exist for cataloguers in establishing geological and geographic subject headings.» montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking .
Example: Due to the diverse countryside, pursuits such as fishing, climbing, mountain biking and hiking are becoming increasingly popular.» mover montañas = move + mountains .
Example: She was convinced that passionate faith could move mountains.» no hagas una montaña de un grano de arena = don't sweat the small stuff .
Example: Don't sweat the small stuff -- it's not worth hurting your health and wellbeing.» paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride .
Example: They also look at how math impacts every facet of students' lives from music to video games to roller coaster rides.» pico de la montaña = mountain peak .
Example: The area is known for a popular hiking trail around Bear Lake that offers stunning mountain peak views.» pie de la montaña, el = foot of the mountain, the ; foot of the mountain, the .
Example: From the foot of the mountain you will board the modern rack train that will rise to a height of 725 metres. Example: From the foot of the mountain you will board the modern rack train that will rise to a height of 725 metres.» pueblo de montaña = mountain village .
Example: This remote, hitherto predominantly agricultural, mountain village has developed into an ultra-modern ski resort.» puerto de montaña = mountain pass ; pass .
Example: Mountain passes are indicated on the map by a number in a triangle. Example: Authorities say two separate snowslides near Snoqualmie Pass have injured six people.» sendero de montaña = mountain trail .
Example: He died of blood loss and his friend was injured after the pair fell off a mountain trail and waited two days for rescuers to find them.» subida de montaña = mountain climb .
Example: Living with chronic illness can make life seem like a steep mountain climb.» una montaña de = a mountain of .
Example: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.» vista a las montañas = mountain view .
Example: There are four bedrooms two with sea views and two with mountain views.» vivir de las montañas = live off + the mountains .
Example: They hid in caves and lived off the mountains until forced to surrender or face starvation.