Betydelse av mountain på svenska

• 0 a raised part of the earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow:

  • The Matterhorn is one of the biggest mountains in Europe.

  • The Rockies are a mountain chain/range in the western United States.

  • I'd love to go mountain-climbing.

  • We're going to the mountains (= an area where there are mountains) for our holiday.

• 1 a large amount of something:

  • I've got a mountain of work to do.

  • a grain mountain

• 2 a raised part of the earth’s surface, larger than a hill:

  • the Blue Ridge Mountains

  • We’re spending the weekend in the mountains (= an area with mountains).

  • The Rockies form the biggest North American mountain range (= group of mountains).

• 3 a large amount of something:

  • I’ve got mountains of work to do.

  • You’ll never eat that mountain of food.

• 4 a large amount of food that is stored instead of being sold, in order to keep prices at high levels:

  • a butter/beef/grain mountain