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1 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) plokka; hnippa (í)2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) reyta3) (to pick (flowers etc).) tína4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plokka5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) gripla, plokka2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) hugrekki- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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2 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) taug2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) hugrekki3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) ósvífni2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) telja kjark í- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
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3 grit
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4 guts
1) (the gut, liver, kidneys etc.) innyfli2) (courage: He's got a lot of guts.) hugrekki
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