monta

f.

1 total (suma).

2 importance (importancia).

de poca/mucha monta of little/great importance

3 ride, riding.

4 total sum.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: montar.

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monta

► nombre femenino

1 (importancia) value, account, importance

2 (de un caballo) riding

3 (apareamiento) mating season

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de poca monta insignificant

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SF

1) (=suma) total, sum

2) [en equitación] (=caballo) mount; (=acción) mounting

3) (=apareamiento) mating; (=temporada de apareamiento) mating season

4)

- de poca monta

un cantante/hotel de poca monta — a third-rate singer/hotel

un ladrón de poca monta — a small-time thief

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femenino

1) (monto) total (value)

de poca monta — <asunto> of little importance o note; <escritor> third-rate

los daños materiales fueron de poca monta — the damage was slight o minor

2) (period) (caballo) mount; (jinete) rider

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= riding.

Ex. To gain a trustful relationship with a horse, a rider must master the basics of riding, including how to hold reins.

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= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de monta = heavy lifting.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

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femenino

1) (monto) total (value)

de poca monta — <asunto> of little importance o note; <escritor> third-rate

los daños materiales fueron de poca monta — the damage was slight o minor

2) (period) (caballo) mount; (jinete) rider

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= riding.

Ex: To gain a trustful relationship with a horse, a rider must master the basics of riding, including how to hold reins.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de monta = heavy lifting.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

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monta

feminine

A (monto) total, total value

de poca monta: los daños materiales fueron de poca monta the damage was slight o minor

toreó en plazas de poca monta he fought in bullrings of little note

gentecilla de poca monta people of little standing

no se puede considerar un asunto de poca monta this is no small matter

B (period) (caballo) mount; (jinete) rider

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Del verbo montar: (conjugate montar)

monta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
monta    
montar
monta sustantivo femenino (monto) total (value);

◊ de poca monta ‹asunto› of little importance o note;

‹escritor› third-rate;
‹daños› slight, minor
montar (conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹caballo› (subirse a) to mount, get on;

(ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar):

◊ montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3

a) (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up;

‹negocio› to start up, set up

b) ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble;

‹estantería› to put up;
‹tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch

c) ‹piedra preciosa› to set;

‹diapositiva› to mount

d) (organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

4 (Esp) ‹nata› to whip;
‹claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1

a) (ir):

◊ monta a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2 (cubrir parcialmente) monta SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal (en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
(en caballo) to mount, get on;

◊ ¿me dejas montame en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

monta f (equitación) ride mount
♦ Locuciones: de poca monta, insignificant, petty: es un abogado de poca monta, he's a lawyer of little standing
montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss

'monta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
choriza
- chorizo
English:
importance
- small-time
- tinpot
- fry
- quibble
- small

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monta nf

1. [suma] total

2. [importancia] importance;

Comp

de poca monta of little importance;

un ladrón de poca monta a petty o small-time thief;

un problema de poca monta a minor problem;

tendrá consecuencias de poca monta the consequences will be of little importance

3. [en caballo] ride;

el arte de la monta the art of riding;

un caballo de monta a saddle horse

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monta

f

:

de poca monta unimportant

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monta nf

1) : sum, total

2) : importance, value

de poca monta: unimportant, insignificant