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despegar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ pegar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /despeˈɡaɾ/ [d̪es.peˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧gar

Verb

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despegar (first-person singular present despego, first-person singular preterite despegué, past participle despegado)

  1. (transitive) to detach, to remove, to unstick
    Antonym: pegar
  2. (intransitive) to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air)
    Synonym: (Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay) decolar
    Antonym: aterrizar
  3. (reflexive) to become alienated
    Synonym: desapegarse

Conjugation

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