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[plʌk] 1. vtfruit, flower, leaf zrywać (zerwać perf); bird skubać (oskubać perf); eyebrows wyskubywać (wyskubać perf); strings uderzać (uderzyć perf) w +acc2. nodwaga fto pluck up courage — zbierać się (zebrać się perf) na odwagę
* * *1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) wyrywać, szarpać2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) skubać3) (to pick (flowers etc).) zrywać4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) skubać5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) trącać2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) odwaga- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy
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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
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