Languages › French French Expressions with Monter Idiomatic French expressions Share Flipboard Email Print Ascent Xmedia/Taxi/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on April 07, 2017 The French verb monter literally means "to go up" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to be promoted, rise gently, turn up the volume, and more with this list of expressions with monter. Possible Meanings of Monter to go upto assembleto climb up/intoto editto mountto organize, set upto put upto riseto stageto take upto turn upto well up Expressions with Monter monter àto go up to visit / work in (a city)monter à bicycletteto cycle up; to ride a bikemonter à bord (d'un navire)to go on board a shipmonter à chevalto get on a horse; to ride a horsemonter à / jusqu'àto come up tomonter à/dans sa chambreto go up to one's roommonter à l'étageto go upstairsmonter à piedto walk upmonter aux arbresto climb treesmonter dans l'estime de quelqu'unto rise in someone's estimationmonter dans un avionto board a planemonter dans un trainto board a trainmonter des maillesto cast on stitchesmonter en courantto run upmonter en flècheto soar (literally and figuratively)monter en gradeto be promotedmonter en lacetsto wind upwardsmonter en parallèleto connect in parallelmonter en pente douceto rise gentlymonter en sérieto connect in seriesmonter en titubantto stagger upmonter en trainto go up by trainmonter en voitureto drive up; to get into a carmonter le bourrichon à quelqu'un (informal)to put ideas in someone's headmonter le coup à quelqu'un (fam)to take someone for a ridemonter l'escalierto go up the stairsmonter la gamme (music)to go up the scalemonter la gardeto go/be on guardmonter le sonto turn the volume upmonter la tête à quelqu'unto get someone worked upmonter par l'ascenseurto take the elevator upmonter prévenir quelqu'unto go up and tell someonemonter quelque chose en épingleto blow something all out of proportionmonter quelqu'un contre quelqu'unto set someone against someonemonter voir quelqu'unto go up and see someonemonter surto climb up onmonter sur le trôneto ascend to the thronemonter sur un arbreto climb a treemonter sur une bicycletteto get on a bicyclemonter sur une collineto climb a hillmonter sur une échelleto climb a laddermonter un chevalto ride a horsemonter une côteto go up a hillmonter un coupto plan a jobmonter une histoire pour déshonorer quelqu'unto invent a scandal to ruin someone's nameÇa fait monter les prix. It makes prices go up.C'est l'artiste qui monte.He's an up-and-coming artist.C'est l'homme qui monte.He's on the way up (to fame).C'est une histoire montée de toutes pièces.It's a complete fabrication.être monté contreto be dead set againstfaire monter des blancs en neigeto beat egg whites into stiff peaksfaire monter quelqu'unto tell someone (e.g., a guest) to come upfaire monter ses valisesto have one's luggage taken upJe monte la garde (sign)Beware of dogLa moutarde me monte au nez.I'm losing my temper.se monterto come to, amount tose monter le bourrichon (informal)to get all worked upse monter la tête (pour un rien)to get all worked up (over nothing)Monter conjugations Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "French Expressions with Monter." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6, 2021, thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-monter-1368692. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, December 6). French Expressions with Monter. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-monter-1368692 Team, ThoughtCo. "French Expressions with Monter." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-monter-1368692 (accessed June 9, 2023). copy citation