Vocabulary
monter
to go up, to climb (go to a higher position); to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs; to get on, get in (a vehicle); to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.)); to stage, put on (a show); to ride (a horse); to mount (a horse); to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position); to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.); to raise (increase the level, price etc.); …
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monter au ciel
to go to heaven, to die
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monter en neige
to beat until stiff
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monter la garde
to stand guard, to keep watch
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monter au filet
to go up to the net, to move close to the net
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monter en grade
to get a promotion, to get promoted
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monter au front
to go up to the front lines; to enter the fray, to step up to the plate
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monter en chaire
to preach, to deliver a sermon
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monter à la tête
to go to someone's head
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monter d'un cran
to go up a notch, to move up a notch
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monter au créneau
to enter the fray, to step up to the plate
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monter en épingle
to highlight; to build up, to play up, to blow up (sometimes out of proportion)
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monter dans les tours
to rev up; to get angry
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monter sur les planches
to perform in a theatrical play, to tread the boards
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monter sur ses grands chevaux
to get on one's high horse
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