parachute

paracaídas

Dispositivo de tela resistente que se abre en el aire para frenar la caída de una persona u objeto.

En inglés sencillo: A large piece of strong cloth that opens in the air to slow a falling person or object.

• Her parachute opened above the field.
• The supplies landed safely under a large parachute.
• Did you check your parachute before the jump?

Sinónimos: chute

Expresiones frecuentes: open a parachute, parachute jump, parachute canopy, with a parachute

saltar en paracaídas

Bajar por el aire usando un paracaídas que frena la caída.

En inglés sencillo: To come down through the air using a large cloth device that slows your fall.

• They parachuted onto the beach.
• She wants to parachute from a plane for charity.
• The soldiers parachuted into a field at dawn.

Cómo se usa: parachute from something (They parachuted from a small aircraft.); parachute into/onto something (The rescuers parachuted into the valley.)

Expresiones frecuentes: parachute from something, parachute into something