WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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get off the ground v expr | figurative (project: start well) (figurado) | despegar⇒ vi |
| (figurado) | tomar vuelo loc verb |
| | arrancar⇒ vi |
| Without funding, the project will never get off the ground. |
| Sin dinero este proyecto nunca va a despegar. |
| (formal) | llevarse a cabo loc verb |
| Sin dinero este proyecto nunca se va a llevar a cabo. |
get [sth] off the ground v expr | figurative (start: a project) (figurado, coloquial) | hacer despegar loc verb |
| | empezar⇒ vtr |
| | arrancar⇒ vtr |
| I have a great idea for a business, but I'll need money to get it off the ground. |