décoller
to take off (airplane)
Intermediate Verb
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Pronunciation
/de.kɔ.le/
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Cultural Note
At French airports, announcements are always made in French first, then in English. The opposite of 'décoller' is 'atterrir' (to land). French air traffic control is conducted in French for domestic flights.
📝 Example Sentences
L'avion décolle dans vingt minutes.
The airplane takes off in twenty minutes.
Nous avons décollé avec deux heures de retard.
We took off with a two-hour delay.