parapente

paʁapɑ̃t

Definition

Definition of parapente - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

activitésport qui consiste à voler avec une aile en tissu

Elle pratique le parapente depuis cinq ans dans les Alpes.

parapentisme

vol libre

équipementaile en tissu avec des suspentes reliées à un siège pour voler

Il a déployé son parapente avant de s'élancer de la montagne.

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Images of parapente

aile en tissu avec des suspentes reliées à un siège pour voler

Origin of parapente

français, parapente (para- protection + pente)

Terms with parapente included in their meaning

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parapentiste

sport aérien

personne qui pratique le sport du parapente

aile libre

parapente

sport qui consiste à voler avec une voile souple

en vol libre

adv.

parapente

manière de voler sans moteur en utilisant les courants d'air

canopée

parapente

partie supérieure en tissu d'un parapente ou cerf-volant de traction

sellette

parapente

siège avec harnais utilisé par le pilote de parapente

en vol libre

adj.

parapente

qui vole sans être attaché ou propulsé par un moteur

main baladeuse

parapente

geste involontaire causant un déplacement non voulu en parapente

mains baladeuses

parapente

mouvements involontaires des mains qui perturbent le pilotage

Examples of parapente in a sentence

Son rêve est de faire du parapente au Brésil.
Le parapente est rangé dans le garage après chaque vol.
Son parapente rouge a attiré tous les regards sur la plage.

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English:paragliding, paraglider, ...
German:Gleitschirmfliegen, Gleitschirm, ...
Italian:parapendio, ...
Spanish:parapente, ...
Portuguese:parapente, pára-quedas de voo livre, ...
Chinese:滑翔伞, 伞翼, ...
Japanese:パラグライダー, パラグライダー用翼, ...
Arabic:الطيران الشراعي, طائرة شراعية, ...
Hebrew:פָּרָאפֶנְט, מַצְנֵחַ רִחּוּף, ...
Russian:парапланеризм, параплан, ...
Ukrainian:парапланеризм, параплан, ...
Catalan:parapent, ...
Danish:paragliding, paraglider, ...
Dutch:parapente, paraglider, ...
Greek:παραπέντε, αλεξίπτωτο πτέρυγα, ...
Hungarian:siklóernyőzés, siklóernyő, ...
Khmer:ប៉ារ៉ាហ្គ្លាយឌីង, ប៉ារ៉ាហ្គ្លាយឌ័រ, ...
Korean:패러글라이딩, 패러글라이딩 장비, ...
Polish:paralotniarstwo, paralotnia, ...
Portuguese (BR):parapente, ...
Romanian:parapantă, ...
Swedish:skärmflygning, skärm, ...
Thai:ร่มร่อน, พาราไกลเดอร์, ...
Turkish:yamaç paraşütü, paraşüt kanadı, ...
Vietnamese:dù lượn, ...

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Definition of parapente - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Images of parapente

Origin of parapente

Terms related to parapente

Terms with parapente included in their meaning

Examples of parapente in a sentence

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