saltar en paracaídas

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to parachute
Saltar en paracaídas parece muy fácil. - Sí, pero no lo es.Parachuting seems very easy. - Yes, but it isn't.
b. to go parachuting
¿Te gustaría saltar en paracaídas? - No, tengo vértigoWould you like to go parachuting? - No, I have vertigo.
c. to do a parachute jump (once)
Durante nuestras vacaciones en Turquía, un día montamos en ala delta y otro día saltamos en paracaídas.During our vacation in Turkey, we went hang-gliding one day and did a parachute jump another day.
a. to parachute
¿Se salvaron los ocupantes del avión? - Sí, saltaron en paracaídas.Did the occupants of the plane survive? - Yes, they parachuted.
b. to bail out
La avioneta se incendió, y el piloto tuvo que saltar en paracaídas.The aircraft caught fire, and the pilot had to bail out.
c. to bale out
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
¡El avión se va a estrellar! ¡Tenemos que saltar en paracaídas!The plane is going to crash! We need to bale out!
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