Definiciones
- 1.A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
- 2.A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
- 3.Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
Traducciones
- caparacaigudes
- frparachute
- itparacadute
- deFallschirm
- ruпарашют
Ejemplos
esEl piloto saltó con el paracaídas pocos instantes antes de la caída del avión.
enThe pilot jumped from the plane with his parachute right before the plane crashed.
esUna tarde, cogí mi paracaídas y dije: <<Entre una estrella y dos golondrinas>>.
enOne afternoon, I grabbed my parachute and said, "Between a star and two swallows."
esY ahora mi paracaídas cae de sueño en sueño por los espacios de la muerte.
enAnd now my parachutes fall from dream to dream through the spaces of death.
esEn 1912 murió el sastre austriaco Franz Reichelt al saltar del primer piso de la Torre Eiffel para probar su nuevo invento, el traje paracaídas, que no funcionó...
enIn 1912, the Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt died jumping off the first floor of the Eiffel Tower while trying out his new invention, the parachute coat, which did not work...