despegarse

despegarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (separarse) to come unstuck

2 figurado (perder afecto) to lose affection (de, for)

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VPR

1) [objeto] to come unstuck

se ha despegado el cartel — the poster's come unstuck

2) [persona] to become alienated (de from)

despegarse de los amigos — to break with one's friends

despegarse del mundo — to renounce worldly things

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(v.) = come + unstuck, come + loose

Ex. If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.

Ex. It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.

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(v.) = come + unstuck, come + loose

Ex: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.

Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.

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■despegarse verbo reflexivo
1 (desprenderse) to come unstuck
2 (alejarse, distanciarse) to grow apart: el perro no se despega de ella, the dog doesn't leave her side
'despegarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprenderse
- despegar
English:
peel
- come
- unstuck

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vpr

1. [etiqueta, pegatina, sello] to come unstuck (de from), to peel off;

se me despegó la venda my bandage came undone

2. [persona]

despegarse de alguien to break away from sb;

no se despegó de su novia ni un minuto he didn't leave his girlfriend's side for a minute;

no pudo despegarse de aquel pesado she couldn't get rid of o away from that bore;

los ciclistas no consiguen despegarse del pelotón the cyclists can't break away from the pack

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despegarse

v/r

1 come unstuck (de from), come off (de sth)

2 de persona distance o.s. (de from)

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despegarse vb to come off [pt. came; pp. come]