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No. 9,513 in French

décollé

"Décollé" means "unstuck" or "taken off."

In a sentence

  • L'avion a décollé après un léger retard.

    The plane took off after a slight delay.

    Here, 'décollé' is used as the past participle of the verb 'décoller,' describing the action of an airplane taking off.

  • Son poster était mal collé et s'est décollé.

    His poster was poorly glued and came unstuck.

    In this sentence, 'décollé' refers to the action of becoming unstuck or detached from a surface.

  • Il avait un look très décontracté avec sa chemise légèrement décollée.

    He had a very relaxed look with his shirt slightly unbuttoned.

    Here, 'décollée' describes a part of the shirt, indicating that it is loose or unfastened in some way.

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