hill

• Élévation naturelle du terrain, moins haute qu'une montagne, souvent à sommet arrondi.

A noun referring to a naturally raised area of land, smaller than a mountain, often with a rounded top.

1. Natural elevationA1formal

   A naturally raised area of land, smaller than a mountain.

   Colline (élévation naturelle)

   • The children rolled down the grassy hill.
   • We climbed to the top of the hill to see the view.
   • The house is built on a small hill overlooking the valley.

   Synonymeselevationeminencehillockhummockknollmoundprominencerise

   Antonymesdepressionplainvalley

2. Slope or inclineA2informal

   A sloping piece of road or path.

   Côte, montée

   • The car struggled to get up the steep hill.
   • She pushed her bike up the hill.
   • The hill was too icy to walk down safely.

   Synonymesacclivityascentgradientinclineriseslopeupgrade