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Etymology

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Borrowed from French décoller.

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  • Hyphenation: de‧co‧lar

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decolar (first-person singular present decolo, first-person singular preterite decolei, past participle decolado)

  1. (Brazil) to take off; to begin flight
    Synonym: (Portugal) descolar
    Antonyms: (Portugal) aterrar, (Brazil) aterrissar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dekoˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.koˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧co‧lar

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decolar (first-person singular present decolo, first-person singular preterite decolé, past participle decolado)

  1. (Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, intransitive) to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air)
    Synonym: despegar

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