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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespára-quedas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpa.ɾɐˌʃu.dɐs
"Ele saltou do avião usando um pára-quedas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large cloth canopy attached to cords that allows a person or heavy object to descend safely from a great height to the ground.
"The skydiver pulled the cord to release her parachute."
- 1
To drop from an aircraft using a parachute, or to land goods and personnel in this manner.
"The military troops were ordered to parachute into the designated zone."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from French, combining the prefix 'para-' (from Italian 'parare', meaning to shield or defend against) and 'chute' (meaning a fall). Originally coined in the late 18th century to describe a device designed to slow the descent of a person or object from a high elevation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parachute" is said worldwide
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parachute
Transliteration: paʁaʃyt
"Il a sauté de l'avion avec son parachute."
Fallschirm
Transliteration: ˈfalˌʃɪʁm
"Der Springer öffnete seinen Fallschirm rechtzeitig."
paracadute
Transliteration: pa.ra.kaˈdu.te
"Si è lanciato dall'aereo con il paracadute."
paracaídas
Transliteration: pa.ɾaˈkai.ðas
"El paracaidista abrió su paracaídas en el aire."
pára-quedas
Transliteration: ˈpa.ɾɐˌʃu.dɐs
"Ele saltou do avião usando um pára-quedas."
छتر
Transliteration: chhatra
Script: पैराशूट
"उसने पैराशूट की मदद से छलांग लगाई।"
降落伞
Transliteration: jiàng luò sǎn
"他背着降落伞跳出了机舱。"
낙하산
Transliteration: nakhasan
"그는 낙하산을 메고 비행기에서 뛰어내렸다."
パラシュート
Transliteration: parashūto
"彼はパラシュートを使って降下した。"
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