/despeˈɣaɾ/
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Translation
to take off, to unstick
Word origin
From des- ('un-') plus pegar ('to stick'), which comes from Latin picare ('to coat with pitch'), from pix ('pitch'). To take off is, literally, to become unstuck from the ground.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- des- + picare
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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The plane takes off at eight o'clock sharp.
, etiqueta cristal.
Carefully, she unstuck the label from the glass.
¡Abróchate cinturón, !
Fasten your seat belt, we are about to take off!
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The business is finally starting to take off.
sello .
I cannot get the stamp off the envelope.
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