nhảy dù
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Definition
- Verb:
- To parachute; to drop by parachute: The primary meaning is to jump from an aircraft or a high place and descend safely to the ground using a parachute.
- To be parachuted in (figurative): In a figurative, often organizational or business context, it means to be placed or appointed suddenly into a position without coming up through the usual ranks or channels.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các binh sĩ được huấn luyện để nhảy dù. (The soldiers are trained to parachute.)
- Anh ấy nhảy dù từ độ cao 3000 mét. (He parachuted from a height of 3000 meters.)
- Giám đốc mới là người được nhảy dù từ trụ sở chính về. (The new director is someone who was parachuted in from the headquarters.)
Advanced Usage
- The figurative use is common in discussions about management, politics, or any situation where an external person is inserted into a system.
- Công ty có thói quen nhảy dù các nhà quản lý từ bên ngoài vào. (The company has a habit of parachuting in managers from the outside.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lính nhảy dù (n): Paratrooper; parachutist (a soldier trained to parachute).
- Tiểu đoàn lính nhảy dù đã chiếm được sân bay. (The battalion of paratroopers captured the airport.)
- Môn nhảy dù (n): Parachuting; skydiving (the sport or activity).
- Nhảy dù là một môn thể thao mạo hiểm. (Parachuting is an extreme sport.)
Synonyms
- Parachute: To descend using a parachute.
- Skydive: To engage in parachuting as a sport.
- Drop in: A less formal synonym for the figurative meaning.
Related Idioms
- Nhảy dù chính trị: Political parachuting. Refers specifically to the appointment of a person to a political position in an area where they have no prior local connection or grassroots support.
- Ứng cử viên đó bị chỉ trích là nhảy dù chính trị. (That candidate is criticized for being a political parachutist.)
verb
- to parachute; to drop by parachute