parachute

parachute
'pærəʃu:t
1. noun
(an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height: They made the descent from the plane by parachute; (also adjective) a parachute-jump.) paracaídas

2. verb
(to come down to the ground using a parachute: The troops parachuted into France.) tirarse/saltar/lanzarse en paracaídas
parachute n paracaídas
parachute
tr['pærəʃʊːt]
noun
1 paracaídas nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 lanzar en paracaídas
intransitive verb
1 saltar en paracaídas, lanzarse en paracaídas
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
parachute jump salto en paracaídas
parachute ['pærə.ʃu:t] vi, -chuted ; -chuting : lanzarse en paracaídas
parachute n
: paracaídas m
parachute
n.
• paracaídas s.m.
v.
• lanzarse en paracaídas v.
'pærəʃuːt
I
noun paracaídas m; (before n)

parachute jump — salto m en or con paracaídas


II
1.
intransitive verb saltar or lanzarse* en or con paracaídas

2.
vt \<\<troops/supplies\>\> lanzar* en or con paracaídas
['pærǝʃuːt]
1.
N paracaídas m inv
2.
VT lanzar en paracaídas

to parachute food to sb — suministrar víveres a algn en paracaídas

3.
VI (also: parachute down) lanzarse or saltar en paracaídas

to parachute to safety — salvarse utilizando el paracaídas

4.
CPD

parachute drop N — lanzamiento m en paracaídas

parachute jump N — salto m en paracaídas

parachute regiment N — regimiento m de paracaidistas

* * *
['pærəʃuːt]
I
noun paracaídas m; (before n)

parachute jump — salto m en or con paracaídas


II
1.
intransitive verb saltar or lanzarse* en or con paracaídas

2.
vt \<\<troops/supplies\>\> lanzar* en or con paracaídas

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