montare

[mon'tare]

1. vi (aus essere)

1) (salire) to go (o come) up

montare in bicicletta/macchina/in treno — to get on a bicycle/into a car/on a train

montare su una scala — to climb a ladder

montare in cima a — to climb to the top of

montare su tutte le furie fig — to lose one's temper

2)

(cavalcare) montare bene/male — to ride well/badly

montare a cavallo — to mount o get on a horse

3) (aumentare: vento, marea) to rise

2. vt

1) (salire) to go (o come) up

montare le scale — to go upstairs, climb the stairs

2) (cavallo) to ride

3) Zool to cover

4)

montare la guardia Mil — to mount guard

5) (costruire: macchina, mobile ecc) to assemble, (tenda) to pitch, (film) to edit, (gioielli) to set, (fotografia) to mount, (Auto : gomma) to put on

ha montato l'armadio da solo — he assembled the wardrobe himself

montarono la tenda vicino al lago — they pitched their tent near the lake

6) (fig : esagerare: notizia) to blow up, exaggerate

7) fig

montare la testa a qn — to turn sb's head

montarsi la testa — to get o become big-headed

si è montato la testa — he's got big-headed

8) (Culin : panna) to whip, (albume) to whisk

montare a neve — to whisk until stiff

montate a neve gli albumi — whisk the egg whites until stiff

3. vip (montarsi)

(insuperbirsi) to become big-headed