monte
ˈmɒnti
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Definition of monte - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
recreationRaregambling card game of Spanish originRare
  • They played monte in the back room of the bar.
2.
quantityRareheap or pile of somethingRare
  • They added more branches to the monte of firewood.
mound stack
3.
certaintyRareUSsure thing or certaintyRareUS
  • Winning the match was a monte for them.
certainty guarantee sure thing
4.
natureRarewood or forest area in Latin AmericaRare
  • We hiked through the dense monte.
jungle woodland
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Images of monte

  • monte: gambling card game of Spanish origin
    gambling card game of Spanish origin
  • monte: heap or pile of something
    heap or pile of something
  • monte: wood or forest area in Latin America
    wood or forest area in Latin America

Expressions with monte

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street game using three cards to trick players
He lost his money playing three-card monte on the corner.
trick game with four cards to fool people
He lost his money playing four-card monte.

Origin of monte

Spanish, monte (mountain)

Terms with monte included in their meaning

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games
play or conduct the card game three-card monte
MCMCacr.
acr: Markov chain Monte Carlo
method for sampling in statistics

Examples of monte in a sentence

  • He learned to play monte from his grandfather.
  • The monte of clothes blocked the doorway.
  • A monte of papers covered his desk.
  • The deal was a monte from the start.
  • Her victory was a monte given her skills.
  • The wildlife in the monte is diverse.

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  1. French:monte, tas, ...
  2. German:Monte, Haufen, ...
  3. Italian:monte, mucchio, ...
  4. Spanish:monte, pila, ...
  5. Portuguese:monte, pilha, ...
  6. Chinese:蒙特, 堆, ...
  7. Japanese:モンテ, 山, ...
  8. Arabic:مونتي, كومة, ...
  9. Hebrew:מונטה, עֲרֵמָה, ...
  10. Russian:монте, куча, ...
  11. Ukrainian:монте, купа, ...
  12. Hindi:मोंटे, ढेर, ...
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