No. 10,863 in Spanish
despegar
"Despegar" means "to take off" (as in an airplane) or "to detach."
In a sentence
El avión comenzará a despegar en cinco minutos.
The plane will begin to take off in five minutes.
In this sentence, 'despegar' is used to describe the action of a plane starting to lift off from the ground.
Es importante despegar las etiquetas de los regalos antes de entregarlos.
It's important to peel off the labels from the gifts before handing them out.
Here, 'despegar' refers to the action of removing or separating labels from a surface.
Después de largo esfuerzo, finalmente pudo despegar en su carrera artística.
After long effort, she was finally able to take off in her artistic career.
In this sentence, 'despegar' is used metaphorically to signify starting to succeed or progress prominently in something.
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