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How to say "mountain" in Spanish

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montaña
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) mountain
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Estamos en la montaña .
We are in the mountain.
La montaña está lejos .
The mountain is far away.
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Vacation Time!
Vamos de vacaciones a la montaña .
We're going on vacation to the mountains.
Vacation Time!
me encanta ir a la montaña
I love to go to the mountains
Vacation Time!
Pero a mucha gente , y a mí , nos gusta ir a la montaña .
But many people, and me, we like to go to the mountains.
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monte
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) mountain
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Me encanta pasear por el monte .
I love walking around the mountain.
El monte está muy lejano .
The mountain is very far away.
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Montevideo, Uruguay - History & Culture
que significa , " Yo vi el monte ", frase pronunciada por un marino anónimo
which means, "I saw the mountain," a phrase uttered by an anonymous sailor
The Mystery of Basque - Part 1: Legends
y Mikel pudo llevar el rebaño a la parte alta del monte .
and Mikel could take the flock to the high part of the mountain.
Just What Are Forest Engineers?
Cuando te preguntan : "¿ Qué estás estudiando ? ¿ Ingeniería de monte ?"
When they ask you: "What are you studying? Mountain engineering?"
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cerro
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) hill; mountain
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Hay un mirador en este cerro .
There is a lookout point on this hill.
¿ Qué altura tiene este cerro ?
How high is this mountain? (lit. What height does this mountain have?)
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Montevideo, Uruguay - History & Culture
perteneciente a la excursión de Fernando de Magallanes al divisar el cerro de Montevideo .
who was part of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition upon spotting the mountain of Montevideo.
Latin Americans Try to Pronounce "Z" and "C" like Spaniards
Juan se encendió un cigarrillo y casi provoca un incendio en el cerro .
Juan lit a cigarette and almost caused a fire on the hill.
New Fruit Discovered in Costa Rica
y debe su nombre al cerro Chimú de Talamanca , donde fue encontrada .
and it owes its name to Mount Chimú of Talamanca, where it was found.
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cordillera
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) mountain chain; mountain range
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Desde aquí podemos ver la cordillera .
From here we can see the mountain chain.
Vivimos al lado de la cordillera .
We live next to the mountain range.
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The Mystery of Basque - Part 2: The Orphan Language
a los tiempos donde los habitantes que vivían entre la cordillera Cantábrica y los Pirineos hablaban euskera .
to the times when the inhabitants who lived between the Cantabrian mountain range and the Pyrenees spoke Basque.
Colombia's FARC: The Courage to Forgive
Y yo le dije : Por allá en la cordillera , por allá en el Paladio ”.
And I told him: "Over there in the mountain range, over there in the Paladio".
The Success of "Society of the Snow"
enfrentándose a condiciones climáticas extremas , nada más ni nada menos que en la cordillera de los Andes .
facing extreme weather conditions, in none other than the Andes mountain range.
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sierra
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) mountains; mountain range/chain; sierra
Ildu

Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Nos vamos a la sierra .
We're going to the mountain range.
Ella vive en la sierra .
She lives in the mountains.
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Spain Before the Romans - Part 1 of 2
Los recientes hallazgos realizados en los yacimientos arqueológicos de la sierra de Atapuerca , en Burgos ,
Recent findings made in the archeological sites of the mountains of Atapuerca, in Burgos,
Catastrophic Flooding Hits Peru
que produce intensas lluvias en la sierra provocando avalanchas en la cuenca de los ríos .
that produces intense rains in the mountains causing avalanches in the basin of the rivers.
Nothing More Ecuadorian Than ...
Hola , soy José , soy súperecuatoriano , como el viento que sopla sobre las montañas de nuestra sierra .
Hi, I'm José, I'm super Ecuadorian, like the wind that blows over the mountains of our sierra.
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