English-Portuguese translations for take flight

• levantar voo
  Os senhores, o Parlamento Europeu, têm a chave da última porta que vai permitir a uma Europa do século XXI levantar voo. You, the European Parliament, hold the final key to the final door that will allow a Europe of the 21st century to take flight.

Definition of take flight

• To begin flying; to become airborne or aloft; to take off and fly
• to flee

Examples

• Though the bird is still young, in a day or two it will spread its wing and take flight for the first time.
• The criminals took flight as soon as they heard the sirens.

Related words

• take the floor
• take a flyer
• take to flight