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1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) arrancar2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) desplumar3) (to pick (flowers etc).) coger4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) depilar (las cejas)5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) puntear
2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) valor, ánimo- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy
tr[plʌk]1 valor nombre masculino, ánimo, coraje nombre masculino, arrojo1 (gen) arrancar; (flower, fruit) coger2 (bird) desplumar1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL puntear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto pluck one's eyebrows depilarse las cejasto pluck up courage armarse de valor, cobrar ánimopluck ['plʌk] vt1) pick: arrancar2) : desplumar (un pollo, etc.)pluck vito pluck at : tirar depluck n1) tug: tirón m2) courage, spirit: valor m, ánimo mn.• redaños s.m.pl.• tirón s.m.• valor (Coraje) s.m.• ánimo s.m.v.• arrancar v.• coger v.• desplumar v.• pisar v.• puntear v.• rasguear v.
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1. plʌka) \<\<chicken\>\> desplumarb) \<\<fruit/flower\>\> arrancar*to pluck something/somebody from something — arrancar* algo/a alguien de algo
to pluck up (one's) courage — armarse de valor or de coraje
to pluck up courage to + inf —; armarse de valor or de coraje para + inf
c) ( Mus) \<\<string/guitar\>\> puntear
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vito pluck at something — tirar de algo, jalar de algo (AmL exc CS)
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mass noun valor m, coraje m[plʌk]1. N1) (=tug) tirón m2.VT [+ fruit, flower] liter arrancar; [+ bird] desplumar; [+ guitar] pulsar, puntearhe was plucked from obscurity to star in the show — fue rescatado del anonimato para protagonizar el espectáculo
3.VIto pluck at — tirar de, dar un tirón a
- pluck up* * *
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1. [plʌk]a) \<\<chicken\>\> desplumarb) \<\<fruit/flower\>\> arrancar*to pluck something/somebody from something — arrancar* algo/a alguien de algo
to pluck up (one's) courage — armarse de valor or de coraje
to pluck up courage to + inf —; armarse de valor or de coraje para + inf
c) ( Mus) \<\<string/guitar\>\> puntear
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vito pluck at something — tirar de algo, jalar de algo (AmL exc CS)
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mass noun valor m, coraje m
См. также в других словарях:
Pluckily — Pluck i*ly, adv. In a plucky manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pluckily — adverb see plucky … New Collegiate Dictionary
pluckily — See plucky. * * * … Universalium
pluckily — adverb In a plucky manner … Wiktionary
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pluckily — pluck·i·ly … English syllables
pluckily — See: plucky … English dictionary
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plucky — adjective (pluckier; est) Date: 1840 spirited, brave • pluckily adverb • pluckiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary