English => Français A.A.D. (Automatic Activation Device) => Déclencheur de sécurité [m] A.F.F. (Accelerated FreeFall) => P.A.C (Progression Accompagnée/Accélérée en Chute) Accuracy (discipline) => Précision d'atterrissage (P.A.) Air speed => Vitesse air Aircraft => Aéronef [m] Altimeter => Altimètre, alti [slang] [m] Approach (landing) => Approche (d'atterrissage) [f] Arch (to) => Cambrer (se) Back strap => Sangle dorsale [f] Base leg => Branche vent arrière [f] Base leg => Etape vent arrière [f] Belly to earth (position in freefall) => A plat (position en chute) Belly to earth (position in freefall) => Face-sol (position en chute) Boogie => Boogie [m] Boxman (position in freefall) => A plat (position en chute) Boxman (position in freefall) => Face-sol (position en chute) Brake => Frein [m], Commande [f] Brake (to) => Freiner Breakaway (USA) => Libération [f] Break-off (to) (in relative work) => Se séparer (vol relatif) Bridle => Drisse [f] Bridle cord => Sangle de liaison [f] C.F.S. (Canopy Formation Skydiving) => V.C. (Voile-Contact) [m] C.R.W (Canopy Relative Work) => V.C. (Voile-Contact) [m] Canopy => Voile [f], voilure [f] Cell => Caisson [m] Centring => Centrage [m] Chest strap => Sangle de poitrine [f] Container => Conteneur [m], sac [m] Control line => Commande (de manoeuvre) Cross wind => Vent de travers [m] Cutaway (GB) => Libération [f] D.Z. (Drop Zone) => Zone de sauts [f] Decelerate (to) => Freiner, décélérer Deployment => Déploiement [m] Deployment bag => Sac de déploiement [m] Deployment brake => Frein d'ouverture [m] Deployment sequence => Séquence d'ouverture [f] Dock (to) (in relative work) => Apponter (vol relatif) Down wind => Vent arrière, vent de cul [slang] [m] Drag => Trainée [f] Drop (to) => Larguer Dropping => Largage [m] Dump (to) (a parachute) => Ouvrir (un parachute) Exit point => Point de largage [m] Extract (to) => Extraire F.S. (Formation Skydiving) => V.R. (Vol Relatif) [m] Face to earth (position in freefall) => A plat (position en chute) Face to earth (position in freefall) => Face-sol (position en chute) Fall rate => Taux de chute [m] Flap (of a container) => Rabat (d'un sac) [m] Flare (aeronautic term) => Arrondi [m] Flat packing => Pliage en accordéon, pliage à plat, pliage au sol [m] Fold (to) => Plier Formation skydiving => V.R. (Vol Relatif) [m] Freefall => Chute, chute libre [f] FreeFlight => FreeFlight FreeStyle => FreeStyle Frog (position in freefall) => A plat (position en chute) Frog (position in freefall) => Face-sol (position en chute) Full brakes => Plein frein Gear => Equipement [m], Matériel [m], Matos [m][slang] Glide (to) => Planer Glide ratio => Angle de plané [m] Glider => Planeur [m] Goggles => Lunettes (de saut) [f] Grommet => Oeillet (d'un rabat) [m] Ground speed => Vitesse sol Gust => Coup de vent [m] Half brakes => Mi-frein Hand deploy => Extracteur à main [m] Hand deploy => Extracteur à main [m], Hand deploy [m], Pull out [m] Handle => Poignée [f] Hard opening => Ouverture dure, sèche [f] Harness => Harnais [m] Head-down dive => Piqué [m] Hook => Crochet [m] Hook knife => Coupe-suspentes [m] Hook turn => Virage engagé [m], virage aux élévateurs [m] Hook turn (as a way to land) => Flare (faire un, effectuer un, se poser en faisant un) [m] Housing (of a ripcord) => Gaine (d'un cable) [f] Inflate (to) => Gonfler Inflated => Gonflé, gonflée Into wind => Vent de face [m] J.M. (JumpMaster) => Instructeur [m] J.M. (JumpMaster) => Moniteur [m] Jump => Saut [m] Jump run => Passage (sur axe) [m] Jumper => Parachutiste [m/f] Jumpsuit => Combinaison (de saut) [f] Knot => Noeud (vitesse) [m] Land (to) => Atterrir Land (to) => Poser (se) Land (to) => Se poser Leading edge => Bord d'attaque [m] Leg (as a part of the path of a plane) => Branche, etape (de base, vent-arrière, etc) Leg strap => Cuissarde [f] Leg strap => Sangle cuissarde [f] Lift => Portance [f] Line (front/back) => Suspente (avant/arrière) [f] Load => Charge [f] Load => Poids [m] Load => Puissance [f] Log book => Carnet de saut [m] Loop => Boucle (petite drisse) [f] Main => Principal [m] Malfunction => Incident [m] Net (clothing) => Résille (tissu) [?] No lift dive => Piqué [m] Open (to) (a parachute) => Ouvrir (un parachute) Open (to) (a parachute) => Tirer (ouvrir un parachute) Opening => Ouverture [f] Opening height => Hauteur d'ouverture [f] P.O.D. (Parachute Opening Device) => Système de déploiement [m] Pack (to) => Plier Packing => Pliage [m] Packing mat => Bâche de pliage [f] Path => Trajectoire [f] Pilot chute => Extracteur [m] Pilot chute hesitation => Retard à l'ouverture [m] Pin => Broche (de verrouillage) [f] Porosity => Porosité [f] Propeller => Hélice [f] Pull (to) (in general) => Tirer (en général) Pull (to) (open a parachute) => Ouvrir Pull out (kind of hand deploy system) => Pull Out (type d'extracteur) [m] Put in the bag (to) => Mettre en sac R.S.L. (Reserve Static Line) => R.S.L. [f] R.W. (Relative Work) => V.R. (Vol Relatif) [m] Ram air canopy => Voile [f], voilure [f] Rate (of descent) => Taux (de chute, de descente) [m] Rectify (to) => Résorber Relative wind => Vent relatif [m] Reserve (parachute) => Secours, parachute de secours [m] Rig => Equipement [m], Matériel [m], Matos [m][slang] Rigger => Plieur, réparateur [m/f] Ring => Anneau [m] Ripcord => Poignée [f] Riser (front/rear) => Elevateur (avant/arrière) [m] Round parachute => Hémisphérique, parachute hémisphérique [m] Rubber band stow => Elastique de lovage [m] Run in => Sur axe Seam (to) => Coudre Sewing => Couture [f] SitFlying => Chute assis [f] Skydive => Saut [m] Skydive (to) => Sauter, pratiquer le parachutisme Skydiver => Parachutiste [m/f] Skydiving (sport) => Parachutisme, parachutisme sportif [m] Sleeve => Fourreau (de voile) [m] Slider => Glisseur [m] Span => Envergure [f] Spiral turn => Virage en spirale [m] Spot => Point de largage [m] Square parachute => Aile [f] Stabilizer panel => Stabilisateur [m] Stable spread (position in freefall) => A plat (position en chute) Stable spread (position in freefall) => Face-sol (position en chute) Stall => Décrochage [m] Stall (to) => Décrocher Stand by => Stand by [m] Stand-up fall => Chute debout Stand-up packing (?) => Pliage debout [m] Static line => S.O.A. (Sangle d'Ouverture Automatique) [f] Steerable => Manoeuvrable Stow (to) (applied to lines) => Lover (des suspentes) Stowing (lines) => Lovage (des suspentes) [m] Strap => Sangle [f] Style (discipline) => Voltige [f] Suit => Combinaison (de saut) [f] Suspension line (front/back) => Suspente (avant/arrière) [f] Tandem => Bi-place [m] Tandem, tandem jump => Tandem [m] Terminal velocity => Vitesse limite Thread => Fil [m] Three ring (release) => Système de libération 3 anneaux [m] Throw out (kind of hand deploy system) => Hand deploy (type d'extracteur) [m] Toggle => Commande [f] Tongue => Pattelette [f] Track, track off (to) => Dériver, partir en dérive, faire une dérive Tracking => Dérive [f] Trailing edge => Bord de fuite [m] Turf surf => Flare (faire un, effectuer un, se poser en faisant un) [m] Turn => Virage [m] Turn rate => Vitesse de rotation Twist => Torsade [f] Unfold (to) => Délover Unfold (to) => Déplier Webbing => Sangle [f] Wind sock => Manche à air [f] Zip (UK) => Fermeture éclair [f] Zipper (USA) => Fermeture éclair [f]