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1 pluck
• rohkeus• nykäys• näppäillä• nyhtäistä• nykäistä• noukkia• nyhtää• nykiä• nyppiä• nykäisy• höyhentää• sisu• reputtaa• tempaus• kiskaista• kiskoa• kiskaisu• petkuttaa• kyniä• poimia* * *1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) nykäistä2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) kyniä3) (to pick (flowers etc).) poimia4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) nyppiä5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) näppäillä2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) rohkeus- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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2 crinkly
adjective grey crinkly hair.) kähärä -
3 streak
• juova• juovittaa• juonne• juomu• hiven• viuhahtaa• viiva• vivahde• viiru• uurre• uurto• vana• rahtunen• raita• raidoittaa• piirto• piiru• piirre* * *stri:k 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) juova2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) häivähdys2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) juovittaa2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) kiitää•- streaky
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