decolagem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• decollagem (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French décollage (“takeoff”). By surface analysis, from decolar (“to take off”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.koˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [de.koˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kuˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: de‧co‧la‧gem

Noun

decolagem f (plural decolagens)

1. (Brazil) takeoff (start of flight)

   Synonym: (Portugal) descolagem

   Antonyms: (Brazil) aterrissagem, (Portugal) aterragem; pouso

Related terms

• decolado, decolar, descolar