La Palabra Del Día: "despegar"
despegar ( dehs-peh-gahr' )
verb ( to take off; to become unstuck, to come off )
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Examples:
1: El avión despegó muy temprano con destino a Quito.
The plane took off very early and headed to Quito.
2: La calcomanía se despegó del termo después de lavarlo.
The decal came off the thermos after it was washed.
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Cuando era joven, solíamos volar afuera de Twin Lakes (Lagos Dobles), Alaska. Despegamos desde un banco de arena en uno de los lagos.
When I was young, we used to fly out of Twin Lakes, Alaska. We took off from a sandbar on one of the lakes.
The UK unglued itself from the European Union.
El Reino Unido se despegó de la Unión Europea.
Hacer despegar una empresa necesita valor, razón , cordura y sobre todo dinero.
Kick-start a business takes courage, reason, sanity and especially money.
Mi avión despegará en la primavera para otro viaje, esta vez para Canadá.
My plane will take off in the spring for another trip, this time for Canada.
Los helicópteros son capaz de despegar verticalmente hacia arriba.
Helicopters are able to take off straight up vertically.
La sonda espacial Juno despegó hace casi cinco años, y por fin hoy llega a su destino, y todos le desean éxito en lograr una órbita- debido a que un señal tarda unos cuarenta y ocho minutos en llegar a Júpiter, nadie podrá arreglarlo si algo va mal.
The space probe Juno took off almost five years ago, and finally arrives at its destination today, and everyone wishes it success in achieving an orbit- because a signal takes some forty-eight minutes to get to Jupiter no one will be able to fix it if something goes wrong.
Durante todo el partido, el defensa central del equipo rival se pegó a Falcao como estampilla y no se despegaría de él ni un instante.
Throughout the entire match, the opposing team's central defense clinged to Falcao and would not leave his side for a moment
Según las instrucciones, este cohete se despega con una mezcla de bicarbonato y vinagre.
According to the instructions, this rocket takes off with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar.
Philip wanted to fly to Texas to participate in the Independence Day Celebrations but the plane took off 5 hours late so he missed the opportunity to take part in many of the exciting activities!
Felipe quería volar a Texas para participar en las celebraciones del día de Independencia pero el avión despegó 5 (cinco) horas tarde, y por consiguiente, perdió la oportunidad de participar en muchas de las actividades emocionantes!
Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor 
En este momento un avion está despegando con mi hijo y su familia para ir a su casa en Camboya. Acabo de regresar del aeropuerto de Melbourne, donde estaba mucho tráfico.
At this moment an aeroplane is taking off with my son and his family to go to their home in Cambodia. I have just got back from the airport in Melbourne where there was a lot of traffic.
Tengo quitar mis pantalones, para despegar desde el pantano ,
en el que me he quedado atrapado.
I have removed my pants, to take off from the swamp
in which I was stuck.
