lift off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'un vaisseau spatial, d'une fusée ou d'un avion qui quitte le sol et commence son vol.

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

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Rocket or aircraft launchformal

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

   décoller

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

   Synonymesblast offlaunchrisetake off

   Antonymesalightlandsettletouchdown

2. Remove a lid or coverinformal

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

   Retirer un couvercle

   • 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.

   Synonymesdrawopenpull offremovetake offuncover

   Antonymesaffixattachfastenput onreplacesecure

Verbe de baselift