/de.kɔ.le/
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to take off (aircraft); to unstick, to peel off
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Word origin
From dé- ('un-') and coller ('to stick'), from colle ('glue'), from Greek kolla. An aircraft leaving the ground is pictured as coming unstuck from it.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kolla
- English cognates
- collage, protocol
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | décolle | décollais | décollai | décollerai | décollerais |
| tu | décolles | décollais | décollas | décolleras | décollerais |
| il/elle | décolle | décollait | décolla | décollera | décollerait |
| nous | décollons | décollions | décollâmes | décollerons | décollerions |
| vous | décollez | décolliez | décollâtes | décollerez | décolleriez |
| ils/elles | décollent | décollaient | décollèrent | décolleront | décolleraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | décolle | décollasse |
| tu | décolles | décollasses |
| il/elle | décolle | décollât |
| nous | décollions | décollassions |
| vous | décolliez | décollassiez |
| ils/elles | décollent | décollassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | décolle |
| nous | décollons |
| vous | décollez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- décollant
- Past participle
- décollé · décollée · décollés · décollées
Examples
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The plane takes off in ten minutes.
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The planes take off every five minutes.
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She peeled the label off the bottle.
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The paper will not come off the wall.
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They were already taking off when I arrived.
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