parachuter

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English

Etymology

parachute +‎ -er

Noun

parachuter (plural parachuters)

  1. One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
    • 2007 May 25, “Spare Times”, in New York Times‎:
      If you want to coordinate your bathing, beach walks and concession and boardwalk excursions with the show, keep in mind that the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team is scheduled to come by at 10:28; the Navy Leap Frogs parachuters at 11:16 and a B-1 bomber at 11:48.

French

Etymology

From parachute +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.ʃy.te/
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Verb

parachuter

  1. (transitive) to parachute (to introduce (something/someone) into a place using a parachute)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to parachute (to place (someone) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there)

Conjugation

Conjugation of parachuter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple parachuter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple parachutant
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle parachuté
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present parachute
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		parachutes
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		parachute
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		parachutons
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɔ̃/ 		parachutez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.te/ 		parachutent
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/
imperfect parachutais
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɛ/ 		parachutais
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɛ/ 		parachutait
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɛ/ 		parachutions
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tjɔ̃/ 		parachutiez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tje/ 		parachutaient
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɛ/
past historic2 parachutai
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.te/ 		parachutas
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.ta/ 		parachuta
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.ta/ 		parachutâmes
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tam/ 		parachutâtes
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tat/ 		parachutèrent
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɛʁ/
future parachuterai
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁe/ 		parachuteras
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁa/ 		parachutera
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁa/ 		parachuterons
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁɔ̃/ 		parachuterez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁe/ 		parachuteront
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁɔ̃/
conditional parachuterais
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁɛ/ 		parachuterais
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁɛ/ 		parachuterait
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁɛ/ 		parachuterions
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		parachuteriez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tə.ʁje/ 		parachuteraient
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present parachute
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		parachutes
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		parachute
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		parachutions
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tjɔ̃/ 		parachutiez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tje/ 		parachutent
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/
imperfect2 parachutasse
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tas/ 		parachutasses
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tas/ 		parachutât
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.ta/ 		parachutassions
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		parachutassiez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.ta.sje/ 		parachutassent
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — parachute
/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/ 		— parachutons
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.tɔ̃/ 		parachutez
/pa.ʁa.ʃy.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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parachute +‎ -er

Verb

parachuter (gerund parachut'tie)

  1. (Jersey) to parachute
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