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1 pluck
{plʌk}
I. 1. скубя, оскубвам (птица, косми и пр.)
2. бера, късам, откъсвам (цветя и пр.)
3. дърпам, тегля (и с at)
4. дърпам (струни)
5. sl. оскубвам, измамвам
6. sl. ост. скъсвам, сдрусвам (на изпит)
pluck off скубя, изскубвам, отскубвам
pluck out скубя, изскубвам, изкоренявам (бурени и пр.)
pluck up pluck out
to PLUCK up courage/fortitude/heart/spirits събирам кураж/смелост, престрашавам се
II. 1. дръпване, скубване
he gave my sleeve a PLUCK той ме (по) дръпна за ръкава
2. карантия
3. смелост, мъжество, решителност, дързост* * *{pl^k} v 1. скубя, оскубвам (птица, косми и пр.); 2. бера, къса(2) {pl^k} n 1. дръпване; скубване; he gave my sleeve a pluck той м* * *шаване; храброст; юначество; смелост; тегля; скубя; скубане; решителност; откъсвам; оскубвам; бера; дръпване; доя; дърпам; дързост; изтеглям; карантия; издърпвам; кураж;* * *1. he gave my sleeve a pluck той ме (по) дръпна за ръкава 2. i. скубя, оскубвам (птица, косми и пр.) 3. ii. дръпване, скубване 4. pluck off скубя, изскубвам, отскубвам 5. pluck out скубя, изскубвам, изкоренявам (бурени и пр.) 6. pluck up pluck out 7. sl. оскубвам, измамвам 8. sl. ост. скъсвам, сдрусвам (на изпит) 9. to pluck up courage/fortitude/heart/spirits събирам кураж/смелост, престрашавам се 10. бера, късам, откъсвам (цветя и пр.) 11. дърпам (струни) 12. дърпам, тегля (и с at) 13. карантия 14. смелост, мъжество, решителност, дързост* * *pluck[plʌk] I. n 1. дръпване, щипване; скубане; he gave my sleeve a \pluck той ме дръпна за ръкава; 2. разг. смелост, храброст, кураж, мъжество, решителност, юначество; дързост; rare-\plucked, good-\plucked рядко храбър (смел); 3. карантия; 4. провал, пропадане, скъсване (на изпит); II. v 1. откъсвам, бера ( цветя); 2. оскубвам, скубя (и прен.); тегля, изтеглям; дърпам, издърпвам; to \pluck the eyebrows скубя си веждите; • a drowning man \plucks at a straw давещият се и за сламка се хваща; to be \plucked ( to safety) спасен съм, изваден съм от опасност; to \pluck s.th. out of the air казвам нещо без да мисля; говоря наизуст; 3. оскубвам ( птица); 4. докосвам, дърпам ( струни); 5. sl късам (на изпит); 6. разг. измамвам, изигравам, "премятам";
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