décoller

Definitions of décoller
  1. verb
    move upward
    synonyms: monter, s'envoler
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    antonyms:
    chuter, descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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    gravir, grimper, monter
    go upward with gradual or continuous progress
    s'élever
    rise rapidly
    pousser
    be erected, built, or constructed
    monter
    come up, of celestial bodies
    gravir
    climb up by means of a ladder
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. verb
    launch with great force
    synonyms: lancer
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    type of:
    lancer
    propel with force
  3. verb
    depart from the ground
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    type of:
    mettre en route, partir, s'envoler
    leave
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