parachute
French → English
(Aviation) Parachute: a fabric device used to slow the descent of a person from a height
L’avion a ouvert son parachute pour perdre de la vitesse à l'atterrissage.
(English) The plane opened its parachute to lose speed during landing.
Le soldat a vérifié son parachute avant de sauter.
(English) The soldier checked his parachute before jumping.
(Sports) Skydiving: the activity or act of jumping from an aircraft with a parachute
J'ai même fait une ou deux fois du parachute pendant mes vacances.
(English) I even went skydiving once or twice during my vacation.
Elle adore le parachute pour les sensations fortes.
(English) She loves skydiving for the adrenaline rush.
(Slang) Drug packet: a small paper packet, often cigarette paper, used to swallow drugs
Il a ingéré la poudre sous forme de parachute.
(English) He swallowed the powder in the form of a small paper packet.
Elle ignore que les parachutes sont des berlingots de papier contenant de la MD.
(English) She doesn't know that 'parachutes' are tiny paper bundles containing MD.
Entry ID: fr:en:parachute · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary