What does montagne in French mean?

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

The word montagne in French means mountain, mountains, mountain, La Montagne, in the mountains, lovage, you can see it coming a mile off, it sticks out a mile, that's taking things too far, a great deal of effort with little result, col, high in the mountains, blow up out of all proportion, mountain guide, high mountain, cured ham, mountain-cured ham, mountain ham, much ado about nothing, iceberg, ski mask, balaclava, mountain refuge, mountain rescue, mountain rescue service, boaster, bragger. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word montagne

mountain

nom féminin (forte excroissance de terrain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Alpes et les Pyrénées sont de hautes montagnes françaises.
The Alps and the Pryrenees are high French mountains.

mountains

nom féminin (région d'altitude)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Nous passons l'été à la montagne.
We spend summer in the mountains.

mountain

nom féminin (figuré (amoncellement, pile) (large pile, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une montagne de dossiers sur mon bureau.
There's a mountain of files on my desk.

La Montagne

nom féminin (Histoire : partie politique) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Durant la Révolution française, la Montagne s'opposait à la Gironde.
During the French Revolution, La Montagne was against the Girondins.

in the mountains

locution adverbiale (en pays montagneux)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'été, nous préférons partir en vacances à la montagne plutôt qu'à la mer, il y a moins de monde.

lovage

nom féminin (plante : livèche) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ache de montagne se consomme comme céléri branche, cru ou cuit.

you can see it coming a mile off, it sticks out a mile

(familier, figuré (c'est évident) (informal, figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il va encore gagner ce concours, c'est gros comme une maison.

that's taking things too far

(familier, figuré (c'est exagéré) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La tour Eiffel aurait été vendue ? C'est gros comme une maison !

a great deal of effort with little result

(ça ne débouche pas sur grand-chose)

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

col

nom masculin (point le plus bas entre 2 sommets) (mountain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Tour de France passe par le col du Galibier.

high in the mountains

locution adverbiale (en haute altitude)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous passerons nos vacances en haute montagne.

blow up out of all proportion

(exagérer [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

mountain guide

nom masculin et féminin (accompagnateur de randonnée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est recommandé de suivre un guide de haute montagne pour la pratique de l'alpinisme.

high mountain

nom féminin (montagne de haute altitude) (single)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Alpes sont un symbole de haute montagne.

cured ham, mountain-cured ham, mountain ham

nom masculin (jambon sec)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour accompagner la raclette, j'ai acheté du jambon de montagne.

much ado about nothing

(c'est finalement décevant)

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

iceberg

nom féminin (iceberg)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ski mask, balaclava

nom masculin (cagoule) (headwear)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les alpinistes portent un passe-montagne pour se protéger du vent.

mountain refuge

nom masculin (abri à la montagne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mountain rescue

nom masculin (secours à randonneur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La gendarmerie s'occupe du sauvetage en montagne.

mountain rescue service

nom masculin (secours à randonneur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les secours en montagne utilisent souvent l’hélicoptère.

boaster, bragger

nom masculin (vieux, familier (vantard, flambard) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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