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montare

to mount

verb mon-TAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From Vulgar Latin *montare (to climb), from Latin mons (mountain).

Also means

to assemble

Usage Note

Montare is a regular -are verb with a wide range of meanings: to climb or ride (montare a cavallo), to assemble furniture or equipment (montare un mobile), to whip cream or egg whites (montare la panna), and in film editing to cut and edit (montare un film). Auxiliary is essere for motion senses ('to go up') and avere for transitive uses.

Examples

"Devo ancora montare il mobile del soggiorno."

Natural Translation

I still have to assemble the living-room furniture.

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