What does monte in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word monte in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use monte in Spanish.

The word monte in Spanish means hill, vegetation, ride, assemble, mount, stage, mount, mount, set, mount, beat, whip, whisk, get on, a leopard never changes its spots, a leopard never changes its spots, mound of Venus, mount of Venus, Mount Vesuvius. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word monte

hill

nombre masculino (elevación del terreno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese monte es muy alto pero no llega a la categoría de montaña.
That hill is very high but it doesn't make it to the category of a mountain.

vegetation

nombre masculino (árboles y vegetación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El incendio arrasó varias hectáreas de monte.
The fire scorched many acres of vegetation.

ride

verbo intransitivo (cabalgar) (of horses)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mi padre montaba a caballo desde los cinco años.
My father has ridden horses since he was five years old.

assemble, mount

verbo transitivo (armar, acoplar, ensamblar) (join together)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El contratista montó la máquina sobre una base de concreto.
The contractor assembled the machine on a concrete base.

stage, mount

verbo transitivo (organizar un espectáculo) (organize a show)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Una compañía teatral montará la obra "Los Miserables" en mi ciudad.
A theatre company is going to stage "Les Misérables" in my city.

mount, set

verbo transitivo (piedra preciosa: engarzar) (of a gemstone)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El joyero montó dos diamantes espectaculares en el anillo.
The jeweller set two spectacular diamonds in the ring.

mount

verbo transitivo (animales: aparearse, copular) (copulate)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Para que un perro monte a una perra se necesita que ella esté en celo.
For a dog to mount a bitch she needs to be in heat.

beat, whip, whisk

verbo transitivo (cocina: batir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Monta las claras de los huevos usando una batidora eléctrica.
Beat the egg whites using an electric mixer.

get on

verbo pronominal (subirse encima de algo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Se montó en la moto y salió a toda velocidad.
He got on the motorcycle and took off at full speed.

a leopard never changes its spots

expresión (peyorativo (hábitos arraigados)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ella seguirá haciendo lo mismo, la cabra siempre tira al monte.
We already know what he's like, a leopard never changes its spots.

a leopard never changes its spots

expresión (desaprobación; anticuado (hábitos arraigados)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

mound of Venus, mount of Venus

nombre masculino (pubis de la mujer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El monte de Venus es uno de los nombres que recibe el pubis de la mujer.
The mound (or: mount) of Venus is one of the names of the female pubis.

Mount Vesuvius

nombre propio masculino (volcán de Nápoles)

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