mountain

montagna

Rilievo molto alto del terreno, di solito con fianchi ripidi e una cima.

In inglese semplice: A very high area of land, usually with steep sides and a top called a peak.

• We climbed a mountain.
• Snow covers the tops of these mountains.
• Their village sits at the foot of the mountain.

Sinonimi: mount

Espressioni comuni: climb a mountain, mountain range, mountain path

montagna, mucchio

Quantità o mucchio enorme di qualcosa, oppure qualcosa di eccezionalmente grande.

In inglese semplice: A very large amount or pile of something, or something unusually big.

• I have a mountain of work.
• Mountains of rubbish lay beside the road.
• He was a mountain of a man.

Come si usa: a mountain of something (There was a mountain of laundry on the bed.)

Sinonimi: heap, pile, mass

Espressioni comuni: mountain of something, mountain of work, mountain of paperwork