foothill

/ˈfʊtˌhɪɫ/ noun B1

a low hill at the bottom of a mountain

Word Origin Foothill is a straightforward compound: the 'foot' of a mountain, the low hills at its base. The word foot comes from Old English fot, related to Latin ped- (as in pedestrian, pedal). So a foothill is literally the hill at the foot of a larger mountain.

noun a low hill at the bottom of a mountain B1

We climbed a small foothill before reaching the tall mountain.

(名词) 山麓小丘;山脚丘陵

在到达高山之前,我们爬上了一座小山丘。

(sustantivo) estribación; contraforte; loma; colina baja [una colina baja al pie de una montaña]

Subimos una pequeña colina antes de llegar a la alta montaña.

(nom) contrefort; piémont; colline basse; avant-montagne [Colline de faible hauteur située au pied d'une montagne.]

Nous avons gravi un petit foothill avant d'atteindre la haute montagne.

(Substantiv) Vorgebirge; Vorberg [ein kleiner Hügel am Fuße eines größeren Berges]

Wir bestiegen einen kleinen **foothill**, bevor wir den hohen Berg erreichten.

(名詞) 山裾にある低い丘

高い山に到達する前に、小さい丘陵を登った。

(substantivo) contraforte; morro; colina [uma colina baixa ao pé de uma montanha]

Subimos uma pequena colina antes de chegar à montanha alta.

Synonyms: hillock knoll mound rise hummock Antonyms: peak summit crest

noun A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. countable

We set up camp in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

(名词) 山麓小丘;山脚丘陵

我们在落基山脉的山麓小丘上扎营。

(sustantivo) estribación; sierra baja; loma; colina [Colina situada en la base de una montaña o cordillera.]

Montamos el campamento en las estribaciones de las Montañas Rocosas.

(nom) contrefort; piémont [Colline située au pied d'une montagne ou d'une chaîne de montagnes.]

Nous avons installé notre camp dans les contreforts des montagnes Rocheuses.

(Substantiv) Vorgebirge; Vorberg [Ein Hügel am Fuße eines Berges oder einer Gebirgskette.]

Wir schlugen unser Lager in den **Foothills** der Rocky Mountains auf.

(名詞) 山や山脈の麓(ふもと)にある低い丘。

私たちはロッキー山脈の麓にキャンプを設営した。

(substantivo) contraforte; sopé; morros ao pé da montanha [Uma colina na base de uma montanha ou cadeia de montanhas.]

Montamos acampamento nas colinas ao pé das Montanhas Rochosas.

Word parts: foot + hill

Common collocations

of prep in prep to prep be verb mountain subst from prep into prep between prep at prep

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