parachuter
French → English
(aviation) To parachute: to drop someone or something from an aircraft using a parachute.
L'armée a dû parachuter des vivres aux populations isolées par l'inondation.
(English) The army had to parachute food supplies to populations isolated by the flood.
Ils vont parachuter les troupes derrière les lignes ennemies.
(English) They are going to parachute the troops behind enemy lines.
(politics) To drop in: to appoint someone unexpectedly to a political position in a district where they have no ties.
Le parti a décidé de parachuter un candidat parisien dans cette ville rurale.
(English) The party decided to drop in a Parisian candidate in this rural town.
Elle a été parachutée à la tête de l'entreprise sans aucune expérience.
(English) She was parachuted (appointed) to the head of the company without any experience.
Entry ID: fr:en:parachuter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary