lift off

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de una nave espacial, un cohete o un avión que se eleva desde el suelo y comienza su vuelo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of a spacecraft, rocket, or aircraft rising from the ground and beginning to fly.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Rocket or aircraft launchformal

   To begin flight; to rise from the ground into the air.

   despegar

   • The space shuttle lifted off at dawn.
   • The rocket lifted off from the launch pad successfully.
   • The helicopter lifted off from the helipad.

   Sinónimosblast offlaunchrisetake off

   Antónimosalightlandsettletouchdown

2. Remove a lid or coverinformal

   To take off a lid, cover, or top from something.

   quitar la tapa

   • She lifted off the lid of the pot to check the soup.
   • He lifted off the cover of the box to reveal the gift.
   • Lift off the top of the container carefully.

   Sinónimosdrawopenpull offremovetake offuncover

   Antónimosaffixattachfastenput onreplacesecure

Verbo baselift