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1 pluck
[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
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2 pluck
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3 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) zebrać się na odwagę, zebrać w sobie energię itd. -
4 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) zebrać się na odwagę, zebrać w sobie energię itd. -
5 tweezers
['twiːzəz]nplpinceta f* * *['twi:zəz](a tool for gripping or pulling hairs, small objects etc: She used a pair of tweezers to pluck her eyebrows.) pinceta
См. также в других словарях:
plück — plück·er; … English syllables
Pluck — Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluck — pluck·er; pluck·i·ly; pluck·i·ness; pluck·less; pluck; pluck·less·ness; … English syllables
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
pluck´i|ly — pluck|y «PLUHK ee», adjective, pluck|i|er, pluck|i|est. having or showing courage: »a plucky dog. SYNONYM(S): brave, mettlesome, spirited. –pluck´i|ly … Useful english dictionary
pluck|y — «PLUHK ee», adjective, pluck|i|er, pluck|i|est. having or showing courage: »a plucky dog. SYNONYM(S): brave, mettlesome, spirited. –pluck´i|ly … Useful english dictionary
Pluck — Pluck, n. 1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.] The heart, liver, and lights of an animal. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pluck — Pluck, v. i. To make a motion of pulling or twitching; usually with at; as, to pluck at one s gown. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluck — (v.) late O.E. ploccian pull off, cull, from W.Gmc. *plokken (Cf. M.L.G. plucken, M.Du. plocken, Flem. plokken), perhaps from V.L. *piluccare (Cf. O.Fr. peluchier, late 12c.), a frequentative, ultimately from L. pilare pull out hair, from pilus… … Etymology dictionary
pluck — [n] person’s resolution, courage backbone*, boldness, bravery, dauntlessness, determination, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart*, intestinal fortitude*, intrepidity, mettle, moxie*, nerve, resolution, spirit, spunk; concept 411 Ant. cowardice,… … New thesaurus
pluck — ► VERB 1) take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place. 2) pull out (a hair, feather, etc.) 3) pull the feathers from (a bird s carcass) to prepare it for cooking. 4) pull at or twitch. 5) sound (a stringed musical instrument)… … English terms dictionary