abseil
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The meaning (definition) of the word abseil
to slide down a tall cliff or wall using a strong rope
The word abseil used in a sentence
“Rock climbers abseil down the mountain with ropes.”
Words that mean the same as abseil (synonyms)
rappelling
How the word abseil is said around the world
| French | descendre en rappel (deh-SAHNDR ahn rah-PEL) |
| Spanish | hacer rappel (ah-THAYR rahp-PAYL) |
| Mandarin | 绳降 (shuhng jyahng) |
| Hindi | रस्सी से नीचे उतरना (RUS-see seh NEE-cheh oo-TAR-nah) |
| Arabic | النزول بالحبل (ahn-NOO-zool beel-HAHBL) |
| Russian | спускаться по веревке (spoos-KAHT-syah pah vee-RYOHF-kee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fazer rapel (fuh-ZAYR rruh-PEL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazer rapel (fah-ZEHR hah-PEW) |
| Japanese | 懸垂下降する (ken-SUI-kah-koh su-ru) |
| German | Abseilen (AHP-zy-luhn) |
| Urdu | رسی سے اترنا (RU-see say uu-TAHR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਅਬਸੀਲ (uh-buh-SEEL) |
| Korean | 로프를 타고 내려가다 (roh-PEU-reul tah-goh nae-ruh-gah-dah) |
| Hebrew | סנפלינג (snfleeng) |
| Greek | κατεβαίνω με σχοινί (kah-teh-VEH-noh meh skhee-NEE) |
| Dutch | abseilen (AHB-say-luhn) |
| Tagalog | pagbaba gamit ang lubid (pahg-BAH-bah GAH-meet ahng LOO-beed) |
| Vietnamese | leo xuống bằng dây (lew SOO-uh-urng bahng ZUH-i) |
| Turkish | iple inmek (ip-LEH in-MEK) |
| Persian | با طناب پایین رفتن (bah ta-NAHB pah-YEEN raf-TAN) |
| Polish | zjeżdżać na linie (ZYEZH-jahch nah LEE-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | спускатися по мотузці (spoos-KAH-tis-yah poh moh-TOOS-tsee) |
| Bengali | দড়ি বেয়ে নামা (DO-ree BAY-yeh NAH-mah) |
| Swedish | fira sig ner (FEE-rah say nayr) |
| Italian | calarsi in corda doppia (kah-LAR-see een KOR-dah DOHP-pyah) |
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