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chute

UK
/ʃuːt/
US
/ʃut/

Translations

chutenoun
chutes
pl
UK
/ʃuːt/
US
/ʃut/
goulotteDispositif incliné pour faire descendre ou acheminer des objets.
The workers used a chute to send the packages down to the loading area.
Les ouvriers ont utilisé une goulotte pour faire descendre les colis jusqu'à la zone de chargement.
couloirEn montagne, surtout pour les skieurs.
They skied an expert-only chute on the mountain's north face.
Ils ont skié un couloir réservé aux experts sur le versant nord de la montagne.
couloir de contentionÉlevage : passage étroit pour canaliser ou immobiliser le bétail.
The rancher guided the cattle into the chute for vaccination.
L'éleveur a guidé le bétail dans le couloir de contention pour la vaccination.
The skydiver deployed his chute as he descended from the plane.
Le parachutiste a déployé son parachute lorsqu'il a quitté l'avion.
Synonyms
slope
slide
trough
gully
incline
chuteverb
chuted
Past Simple
chuted
Past Participle
chuting
Gerund
UK
/ʃuːt/
US
/ʃut/
déverserVerser ou faire tomber par une goulotte.
Workers chuted the coal directly into the barge.
Les ouvriers ont déversé le charbon directement dans la péniche.
Additional translations
sauter en parachuteFamilier : descendre en parachute.
Synonyms
slide down
send down
drop
funnel
channel
convey
send through
sluice
pass through
slide
chuteadjective
Used attributively (e.g., "chute gate", "chute system")
à goulotteSe dit d'un mécanisme ou d'un dispositif équipé d'une goulotte.
The chute mechanism jammed during the test.
Le mécanisme à goulotte s'est bloqué pendant le test.

Definitions

chutenoun
A sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level.
The workers used a chute to send the packages down to the loading area.
A parachute.
The skydiver deployed his chute as he descended from the plane.
A narrow passage or fenced lane through which livestock are driven or restrained.
The rancher guided the cattle into the chute for vaccination.
A steep, narrow gully or couloir on a mountainside, especially used by skiers.
They skied an expert-only chute on the mountain's north face.
chuteverb
To convey or drop something through a chute.
Workers chuted the coal directly into the barge.
Informal: to descend by parachute.
The commandos chuted into the jungle before dawn.
chuteadjective
Relating to or equipped with a chute.
The chute mechanism jammed during the test.
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