What does montante in Italian mean?

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

The word montante in Italian means column, pillar, strut, goal post, uppercut, rising, ascending, principal and interest, assemble, ride, whip, mount, get in, climb in, climb, get in. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word montante

column, pillar, strut

sostantivo maschile (elemento strutturale verticale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il montante era stato inserito male e crollò dopo pochi mesi.
The pillar (or: strut) hadn't been properly inserted and collapsed after a few weeks.

goal post

sostantivo maschile (calcio: palo della porta) (soccer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toccò il montante e per questo fu squalificato.
He was disqualified because he had touched the goal post.

uppercut

sostantivo maschile (colpo del pugilato) (boxing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli rifilò un montante che lo stese a terra in un attimo.
He threw him an uppercut and floored him in a second.

rising, ascending

aggettivo (che monta, che sale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il flusso montante non è sufficientemente forte da portare l'acqua calda fino all'ultimo piano.
The ascending flow isn't strong enough to take the hot water up to the last floor.

principal and interest

sostantivo maschile (finanza: capitale più interessi) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il mio amico consulente finanziario mi parlò dei montanti.
My friend in finance talked with me about principal and interest.

assemble

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (assemblare, mettere insieme)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Montando i pezzi dovresti riuscire a costruire il tuo modellino.
You have to create your small model by assembling the pieces.

ride

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cavalcare animali)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Una volta le donne montavano a cavallo all'amazzone.
Once upon a time women used to straddle horses amazon style.

whip

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far crescere, gonfiare) (cream)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Per questa ricetta devi montare la panna a neve.
For this recipe you have to whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks.

mount

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (animali: unirsi con la femmina) (animals: mating)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo stallone deve montare le cavalle.
The stallion must mount the female horses.

get in, climb in

verbo intransitivo (salire su veicoli, animali) (car, closed vehicle)

Monta in macchina, è ora di partire.
Get in (or: climb in) the car; it's time to go.

climb, get in

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (salire su) (stairs, mountain, ladder)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Monta in macchina che il tempo stringe!
Get in the car! We are late!

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