English-French translations for parachute

• parachute
  Je le remercie de son propos sur les parachutes. I thank him for his words on parachutes.
  Le seul moyen de trouver asile ici sera d’arriver en Europe en parachute. The only way to get asylum here will be to jump out over Europe with a parachute.
  Alors que quelques grands patrons ont déployé leurs parachutes en or, les salariés et le grand public paient les pots cassés. While some top bosses have opened their gold parachutes, workers and the general public are paying for the mess.
• parachuter

Definition of parachute

• A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object
• A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung
• To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device
• To introduce into a place using such a device
• To place in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with ''in'or ''into''

Examples

• The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.

Related words

• parachuter
• parachute jump tower
• golden parachute
• drogue parachute
• drag parachute
• emergency parachute