What is 'butte' called in English?

'butte' in English is called "Mound". Mound refers to: Un tas arrondi ou un monticule de terre, de pierres ou d'autres matériaux.

How do you pronounce 'Mound' and 'butte'?

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What is an example sentence for Mound in French?

English: "The archaeologists discovered an ancient burial mound." | French: "Les archéologues ont découvert une ancienne butte funéraire."

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mound Meaning in French (mound signification en français)

nounbutte, tas, monticule

verbamonceler

Synonymes:amoncellement

butte in English:mound

Phonetic:büt

Plural: mounds

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de mound en français est butte, tas, monticule, amonceler. (Un tas arrondi ou un monticule de terre, de pierres ou d'autres matériaux.)

Definitions of Mound

1
noun
tas
A rounded pile or heap of earth, stones, or other material.
Un tas arrondi ou un monticule de terre, de pierres ou d'autres matériaux.
2
noun
monticule
The raised area in the center of a baseball diamond from which the pitcher throws the ball.
La zone surélevée au centre du champ de baseball d'où le lanceur lance la balle.
3
verb
amonceler
To form into a mound or heap.
Former en tas ou en monticule.

Example Sentences

“The archaeologists discovered an ancient burial mound.”

Les archéologues ont découvert une ancienne butte funéraire.

“He carefully mounded the soil around the base of the plant.”

Il a soigneusement amoncelé la terre autour de la base de la plante.

“The pitcher stood on the mound, ready to throw the ball.”

Le lanceur se tenait sur le monticule, prêt à lancer la balle.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

monticuletasamoncellement

In English:

heap pilehillock

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

creuxtrou

In English:

hollow depression

Inflected Word Forms

past tensemounded

present participlemounding

pluralmounds