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1 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) plukke, nappe ut2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) plukke, ribbe3) (to pick (flowers etc).) plukke4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plukke, nappe ut5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) klimpre på2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) (pågangs)mot- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energyinnmat--------nappeIsubst. \/plʌk\/1) ( hverdagslig) mot, styrke2) rykk, napp3) forklaring: hjerte, lever og lunger på dyr brukt som mat4) ( om strengeinstrument) klimpringIIverb \/plʌk\/1) plukke, rykke, nappe, dra2) ( om fjær) plukke, ribbe3) ( på gitar e.l.) klimpre4) ( hverdagslig) plyndre5) ( hverdagslig) svindle6) ( slang) stryke (til eksamen)pluck away plukke av, rykke avpluck down ( om bygning) rive nedpluck somebody down ydmyke noenpluck up rykke opp med roten, utrydde ta mot til seg, fatte motpluck up (one's) courage ta mot til seg, fatte mot -
2 courage
(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) mot- courageouslymotsubst. \/ˈkʌrɪdʒ\/mot, tapperhetflagging courage sviktende mothave the courage of one's convictions ha sine meningers mot, våge å stå for sine overbevisningerkeep one's courage up holde motet oppelose courage miste motetpick\/pluck\/muster\/summon up courage fatte motrenew someone's courage sette nytt mot i noentake courage fatte mot, ta mot til segtake one's courage in both hands ta mot til seg -
3 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) samle mot -
4 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) samle mot
См. также в других словарях:
pluck\ up\ one's\ courage — • screw up one s courage • pluck up one s courage v. phr. To force yourself to be brave. The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark. When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage… … Словарь американских идиом
pluck up one's courage — See: SCREW UP ONE S COURAGE … Dictionary of American idioms
pluck up one's courage — See: SCREW UP ONE S COURAGE … Dictionary of American idioms
pluck up one's courage — gather one s courage, be courageous … English contemporary dictionary
screw up one's courage — or[pluck up one s courage] {v. phr.} To force yourself to be brave. * /The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark./ * /When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for … Dictionary of American idioms
screw up one's courage — or[pluck up one s courage] {v. phr.} To force yourself to be brave. * /The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark./ * /When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for … Dictionary of American idioms
screw\ up\ one's\ courage — • screw up one s courage • pluck up one s courage v. phr. To force yourself to be brave. The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark. When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage… … Словарь американских идиом
pluck — (v.) late O.E. ploccian pull off, cull, from W.Gmc. *plokken (Cf. M.L.G. plucken, M.Du. plocken, Flem. plokken), perhaps from V.L. *piluccare (Cf. O.Fr. peluchier, late 12c.), a frequentative, ultimately from L. pilare pull out hair, from pilus… … Etymology dictionary
pluck — [pluk] vt. [ME plukken < OE pluccian, akin to Ger pflücken < VL * piluccare, to pull out (> Fr éplucher), for L pilare, to deprive of hair < pilus, hair: see PILE2] 1. to pull off or out; pick 2. to drag or snatch; grab 3. to pull… … English World dictionary
pluck — ► VERB 1) take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place. 2) pull out (a hair, feather, etc.) 3) pull the feathers from (a bird s carcass) to prepare it for cooking. 4) pull at or twitch. 5) sound (a stringed musical instrument)… … English terms dictionary
courage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of fear Nouns 1. courage, bravery, valor; boldness, strength; daring, gallantry, heroism, intrepidity; defiance, audacity; rashness, brinkmanship; confidence, self reliance; chivalry, prowess,… … English dictionary for students