Meanings (ES + gloss)
decolaje • despegue
A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
That high-jumper's takeoff needs some work.
The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.
parodia
A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
I came across a little pamphlet of the period, yellow and almost undecipherable, which, on examination, I found to be a rather amusing skit or satirical take-off on the profit syst…
Weird Al's song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".
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