mounting

zunehmend, steigend

In Menge, Anzahl oder Stärke stetig wachsend.

In einfachem Englisch: Growing steadily in amount, number, or strength.

• They faced mounting debts.
• Mounting pressure forced the minister to resign.
• There is mounting evidence that the treatment works.

Synonyme: increasing, growing, rising

Gegenteile: decreasing, diminishing

Häufige Wendungen: mounting pressure, mounting debts, mounting evidence, mounting concern

Aufsteigen, Montage

Das Hinaufsteigen auf etwas oder das Befestigen eines Gegenstands an einer Halterung.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of climbing onto something, or fixing something onto a support.

• Mounting a horse takes practice.
• The mounting of the photographs was done by hand.
• Careful mounting prevents the equipment from moving.

So benutzt man es: the mounting of something (The mounting of the equipment took several hours.)

Häufige Wendungen: mounting a horse, mounting of equipment, mounting of pictures

Halterung, Befestigung

Ein Teil, das einen anderen Gegenstand sicher an seinem Platz hält.

In einfachem Englisch: A part that holds another object firmly in place.

• The mounting holds the camera steady.
• One of the engine mountings has broken.
• Check that the wall mounting is secure.

So benutzt man es: a mounting for something (We need a stronger mounting for the camera.)

Synonyme: mount, support, bracket

Häufige Wendungen: engine mounting, wall mounting, camera mounting