bungee jump

English

Alternative forms

• bungy jump

Noun

bungee jump (plural bungee jumps)

1. An instance of bungee jumping.

Translations

instance of bungee jumping

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蹦極／蹦极 (zh) (bèngjí), 笨豬跳／笨猪跳 (bènzhūtiào), 高空彈跳／高空弹跳 (zh) (gāokōng tántiào), 蹦極跳／蹦极跳 (bèngjítiào)

• Danish: bungee jump n
• Finnish: benjihyppy
• French: saut à l’élastique (fr) m
• Icelandic: teygjustökk n
• Japanese: バンジージャンプ (banjī jampu)
• Korean: 번지 점프 (beonji jeompeu)
• Spanish: salto de puenting m
• Swedish: bungyjump n, bungyhopp n

Verb

bungee jump (third-person singular simple present bungee jumps, present participle bungee jumping, simple past and past participle bungee jumped)

1. (intransitive) To participate in bungee jumping.

Translations

to participate in bungee jumping

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蹦極／蹦极 (zh) (bèngjí), 笨豬跳／笨猪跳 (bènzhūtiào), 高空彈跳／高空弹跳 (zh) (gāokōng tántiào), 蹦極跳／蹦极跳 (bèngjítiào)

• Danish: hoppe bungee jump
• Finnish: tehdä benjihyppy
• French: sauter à l’élastique
• Japanese: バンジージャンプをする (banjī jampu o suru)
• Korean: 번지 점프를 하다 (beonji jeompeureul hada)
• Spanish: hacer puenting
• Swedish: hoppa bungyjump, bungyjumpa, bungyhoppa

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bungee jump.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pi/, /ˌbɐ̃.ɡiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pi/, /ˌbɐ̃.ɡiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pe/, /ˌbɐ̃.ɡiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pe/

Noun

bungee jump m (uncountable)

1. bungee jumping (the sport of jumping from a great height with a cord)

   Synonym: bungee jumping

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bungee jump.

Noun

bungee jump n

1. Alternative form of bungyjump

Usage notes

Uninflected except for genitive bungee jumps.

References

• bungee jump in Svensk ordbok (SO)