chute libre — meaning in English

English meaning

• freefall noun The state of falling under gravity alone, with no other force acting to slow it.
• tailspin noun A steep, spiraling, uncontrolled descent of an aircraft.

Senses

chute libre is used for these senses in English:

• tailspin (figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

freefall — full definition

1. noun The state of falling under gravity alone, with no other force acting to slow it.
2. noun A rapid and uncontrolled decline.
3. verb To drop rapidly and without control, literally or figuratively.

tailspin — full definition

1. noun A steep, spiraling, uncontrolled descent of an aircraft.
2. noun A sudden, sharp decline or emotional collapse.

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