How to Say "takeoff" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “takeoff” is “despegue” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
an airplane leaving the ground
Examples
El avión está listo para el despegue.
The plane is ready for takeoff.
Hubo un retraso en el despegue debido a la lluvia.
There was a delay in the takeoff due to the rain.
Gender Clue
Nouns ending in '-e' like 'despegue' are often masculine, so we say 'el despegue'.
Spelling Alert
Mistake: “despege”
Correction: despegue
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