chute

conduit, goulotte

Passage ou tube incliné qui fait descendre des objets ou de l’eau depuis un endroit plus élevé.

En anglais simple : A sloping passage or tube that carries things or water from a higher place to a lower one.

• Drop the clothes down the laundry chute.
• Grain slid through the chute into a truck.
• The water chute carried water toward the wheel.

Synonymes : slide, channel

Expressions courantes : laundry chute, rubbish chute, water chute

parachute

Grand dispositif en toile qui s’ouvre dans les airs pour ralentir la chute d’une personne.

En anglais simple : A large cloth device that opens in the air to slow someone’s fall.

• His chute opened safely.
• The pilot pulled the cord to release her chute.
• They checked their chutes before boarding the plane.

Synonymes : parachute

Expressions courantes : open a chute, reserve chute, chute opens

sauter en parachute

Sauter d’un aéronef et utiliser un parachute pour descendre lentement et atterrir en sécurité.

En anglais simple : To jump from an aircraft and use a large cloth device to land slowly and safely.

• The soldiers chuted down safely.
• They chuted into a field near the village.
• He had never chuted from such a height before.

Comment l'utiliser : chute into something (The soldiers chuted into the valley.); chute from something (They chuted from a transport plane.)

Synonymes : parachute

Expressions courantes : chute down, chute into something