parachute
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/masculine
The English word parachute is translated into French as parachute.
The term refers to a device designed to control the fall of an object or person.
Meaning: device designed to control the fall of an object or person (noun)
Did you know?
- In French, the word parachute can be used as a verb parachuter to describe the act of appointing someone to a high position without them having the necessary experience.
- The French word for 'fall' chute is also used in the literary sense to describe the 'twist' or 'punchline' at the end of a joke or story.
- The word parachute originates from the French language and was coined in the late 18th century by Louis-Sébastien Lenormand.
Examples in context
- La culture, c'est comme un parachute : si tu n'en as pas, tu t'écrases.Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you crash.Tatoeba #996085 by nimfeo, translation #996378 by AlanF_US
- Après une minute de chute libre, il tira sur la sangle et le parachute se déploya.After a minute of free fall he pulled the rip cord and out came the parachute.Tatoeba #811150 by sacredceltic, translation #652505 by darinmex
- Les optimistes tout comme les pessimistes apportent leur contribution à la société. L'optimiste invente l'aéroplane, le pessimiste le parachute.Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.Tatoeba #8943587 by lbdx, translation #6959977 by Adelpa
- Ce parachutiste a sauté en utilisant un parachuteThis parachutist jumped using a parachute
- Faire de la chute libreDo skydiving
- Le parachutiste a ouvert sa voileThe parachutist opened his parachute
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are preparing for a skydiving session.
- ChloéLucas, est-ce que ton parachute est prêt ?Lucas, is your parachute ready?
- LucasOui, j'ai bien vérifié mon parachute.Yes, I checked my parachute well.
- ChloéTu as l'air très courageux aujourd'hui.You seem very brave today.
- LucasC'est l'adrénaline qui me motive !It's the adrenaline that motivates me!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “parachute” translations and entries parachute, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
