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montar

to ride

verb mohn-TAHR Less Common

Also means

to mount

Usage Note

Montar covers riding animals or vehicles (montar a caballo, montar en bici), assembling or setting up (montar un negocio = to set up a business), and mounting/staging (montar una obra). The preposition after montar varies: en for bikes/horses when the mode is emphasized, a for the classic equestrian idiom. Montarse en is colloquial for getting on a vehicle.

Examples

"Le gusta montar a caballo."

Natural Translation

She likes to ride horses.

Literal Translation

To-her it-pleases to-ride on horseback.

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