bungee jumping

See also: Bungeejumping and Bungee-Jumping

English

Bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zambia/Zimbabwe

Alternative forms

bungy jumping

Pronunciation

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Noun

bungee jumping (uncountable)

The activity of jumping from a great height with an elasticated cord attached to the ankles.

Derived terms

Related terms

bungee cord

Translations

jumping from a great height with a cord

Catalan: pònting m
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)
Finnish: benjihyppääminen
French: saut à l’élastique (fr) m
German: Bungeespringen (de) n, Bungeejumping (de) n, Bungee-Jumping (de) n
Icelandic: teygjustökk n
Italian: bungee jumping m
Japanese: バンジージャンプ (banjījanpu)
Korean: 번지 점프 (beonji jeompeu)
Maori: tirikohu waehere
Polish: bungee (pl) n
Portuguese: bungee jumping m, bungee jump m
Russian: ба́нджи-джа́мпинг (ru) m (bándži-džámping)
Spanish: puénting (es) m,góming (es) m, bungy jumping, bungy, bungee jumping, salto elástico m, puentismo (es) m
Swedish: bungyjump n
Thai: บันจีจัมพ์ (ban-jîi-jám)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bungee jumping.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐ̃.ʒiˈd͡ʒɐ̃.pĩɡ/ [ˌbɐ̃.ʒiˈðʒɐ̃.pĩɡ]

Noun

bungee jumping m (uncountable)

bungee jumping (the sport of jumping from a great height with a cord)
Synonym: bungee jump

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