estábamos despegando
Imperfect progressivenosotrosconjugation ofdespegar.

despegar

despegar(
dehs
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peh
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gahr
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to take off
El avión despegó a las tres en punto.The plane took off at exactly three o'clock.
a. to take off
La compañía despegó después de lanzar su nuevo producto.The company took off after releasing its new product.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to unstick
Necesitas despegar las dos páginas mojadas.You need to unstick the two wet pages.
despegarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
reflexive verb
a. to become unstuck
La mariposa se ​​despegó de la telaraña y se fue volando.The butterfly became unstuck from the spiderweb and flew away.
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