What does rapel in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word rapel in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rapel in Portuguese.

The word rapel in Portuguese means rapel, rapel, rapel, rapel, fazer rapel, descer de rapel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rapel

rapel

noun (US (abseiling technique) (esporte)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

rapel

noun (descent using a rope)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Rescue workers undertook a 300-metre abseil to reach the miner trapped in the shaft.

rapel

noun (going down mountain with rope)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Abseiling can be dangerous if you do not have experience.

rapel

noun (activity: abseiling) (montanhismo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

fazer rapel

intransitive verb (descend using a rope)

I learnt to abseil in the South of France.

descer de rapel

(descend using a rope)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Sharon abseiled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for charity.

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