Despeguen (en. Take off)

/despeɡen/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To initiate flight and rise from the ground.
The airplane will take off from the runway at 10 AM.
El avión despeguen de la pista a las 10 de la mañana.
To separate or detach from something.
You need the pages to come off well from the book.
Necesitas que las hojas despeguen bien del libro.
To start to succeed or make progress on a project.
The company finally took off after several months of work.
La empresa finalmente despeguen después de varios meses de trabajo.

Etymology

Derives from the combination of 'des-' and 'pegar', suggesting the action of stopping being stuck.

Common Phrases and Expressions

awaken the senses
Refers to the moment when someone begins to feel intense emotions.
despeguen los sentidos
take off the planes
Used in the context of aviation to refer to the moment of takeoff.
despeguen los aviones
upon taking off
An expression that indicates something is about to begin or start.
al despegar

Related Words

takeoff
Action of taking off.
despegue
stick
To unite or join something.
pegar
flight
Action of flying; aerial movement.
vuelo

Slang Meanings

To take off quickly in a project or idea.
That new music style is really taking off on social media.
Ese nuevo estilo de música realmente despega en las redes.
To free oneself from a complicated situation.
I need to detach from all this stress.
Necesito despegar de todo este estrés.