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montar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assemble verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
  • compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  • construct verb To build something by putting parts together.
  • fashion noun Popular styles of clothing and appearance at a given time, or the industry built around them.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

Senses

montar is used for these senses in English:

  • assemble (transitive) To put together.
  • compose (transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]
  • construct (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
  • construct (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
  • doll up (transitive, intransitive, slang) To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display) [from 1906]
  • fashion To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
  • frame (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
  • mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.

assemble — full definition

  1. verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
  2. verb To gather together as a group.

compose — full definition

  1. verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  2. verb To create a piece of music or writing.
  3. verb To calm oneself or bring one's emotions under control.

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