(s') v. pr.
1. Fly up; fly away, fly away; (aircraft) take off:
s'envoler à tire -d'aile flutter away
L'avion s'envola, malgré le brouillard. Despite the fog, the plane took off.
(se omitted): Le moindre bruit fera envoler cet oiseau. The smallest sound will frighten the bird away.
2. [Turn, vulgar] disappear suddenly, disappear suddenly; escape:
Personne, ils se sont envolés. No one! They are all gone
3. Blow away (by the wind):
Ces papiers se sont envolés. The papers were blown away by the wind.
La fumée s'envole. The smoke is blown away by the wind.
4. [Transfer] (sound, etc.) rise, soar
5. (time, etc.) pass away, pass away, disappear:
Le temps s'envole . Time passes.
Les paroles s'envolent, les écrits restent.
Common usage
il s'est envolé pour Paris à seize heures He took a flight to Paris at 16 o'clock