despegar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to detach, to remove, to unstick
  2. (intransitive) to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air)
  3. (reflexive) to become alienated

Synonyms

salir volando

pelar con las uñas

levantar vuelo

aballar

irse de algún sitio

mover con

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
des‧pe‧gar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/despeˈɡaɾ/
Etymology

From des- + pegar.

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