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1 pluck
A n2 Culin fressure f.B vtr1 cueillir [flower, fruit] ; to pluck sth from sb's grasp arracher qch à qn ; to be plucked from obscurity être sorti de l'anonymat ;2 Culin plumer [chicken] ;4 to pluck one's eyebrows s'épiler les sourcils.to pluck up one's courage prendre son courage à deux mains ; to pluck up the courage to do sth trouver le courage de faire qch.■ pluck at: to pluck at sb's sleeve/arm tirer qn par la manche/le bras.■ pluck off:▶ pluck off [sth], pluck [sth] off arracher [feathers, hair] ; enlever [piece of fluff].■ pluck out:▶ pluck out [sth], pluck [sth] out arracher. -
2 pluck
pluck [plʌk](a) (pick → flower, fruit) cueillir∎ to pluck sb from obscurity arracher qn à l'obscurité;∎ he plucked the cigarette from my mouth il m'a arraché la cigarette de la bouche;∎ the ten survivors were plucked from the sea by helicopter les dix survivants ont été récupérés en mer par un hélicoptère;∎ to be plucked from the jaws of death être arraché à la mort;∎ these figures have been plucked from the air ces chiffres ne reposent sur rien de concret∎ to pluck one's eyebrows s'épiler les sourcils∎ he plucked at my sleeve il m'a tiré par la manche;∎ she was plucking at (the strings of) her guitar elle pinçait les cordes de sa guitare3 noun∎ it takes pluck to do that il faut du courage pour faire ça∎ to pluck up (one's) courage prendre son courage à deux mains;∎ to pluck up the courage to do sth trouver le courage de faire qch
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