How to Say "to detach" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to detach” is “despegar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
separating two joined things
Examples
Ten cuidado al despegar la etiqueta del regalo.
Be careful when peeling the label off the gift.
No puedo despegar estos dos papeles porque tienen pegamento.
I can't unstick these two papers because they have glue on them.
Spelling Change Alert
In the past tense (Preterite) 'yo' form and all special 'wish' forms (Subjunctive), the 'g' changes to 'gu' to keep the hard 'G' sound before the letter 'e'.
Missing the 'u'
Mistake: “yo despegé”
Correction: yo despegué
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