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
- verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
- verb To gather together as a group.
compose — full definition
- verb To make up or form the parts of something.
- verb To create a piece of music or writing.
- verb To calm oneself or bring one's emotions under control.