Parachute

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpærəʃuːt/
• SAMPA: /'p{r@Su:t/

Noun

Parachute (plural Parachutes)

1. A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object.

Translations

Albanian: parashutë f Arabic: براشوت (brashut) Basque: jausgailu, paraxut Breton: harz-lamm m Bulgarian: парашут m Catalan: paracaigudes m Chinese: 降落傘 Dutch: parachute m, valscherm n Esperanto: paraŝuto Estonian: langevari Finnish: laskuvarjo French: parachute m

German: Fallschirm m Interlingua: paracadita Italian: paracadute m Japanese: 傘 Korean: 우산 (雨傘, usan) Polish: spadochron m Portuguese: pára-quedas m Russian: парашют (parashyut) Slovene: padalo f Spanish: paracaídas m Swedish: fallskärm c

Verb

to parachute (third-person singular simple present parachutes, present participle parachuting, simple past parachuted, past participle parachuted)

1. To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.

Translations

• Bulgarian: скачам с парашут
• German: mit dem Fallschirm abspringen

Related terms

• parapente
• parasail
• paratrooper

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