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1 plucked
[pl∧kt] adj 1 depenado. 2 resoluto, decidido. -
2 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) puxar2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar3) (to pick (flowers etc).) apanhar4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) arrancar5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) puxar2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *[pl∧k] n 1 arranca, arrancada. 2 puxão, safanão. 3 fressura. 4 coragem, determinação. • vt+vi 1 arrancar, desarraigar. 2 colher, apanhar. 3 depenar, deplumar. 4 puxar, safar. 5 tanger (instrumento de cordas). 6 sl afanar, roubar. he has a crow to pluck with you ele tem contas a ajustar com você. to pluck a pigeon depenar um pato, extorquir dinheiro de um otário. to pluck away arrebatar. to pluck down 1 derrubar, deitar abaixo. 2 humilhar. to pluck one’s eyebrows Braz coll depilar as sobrancelhas. to pluck up 1 arrancar, extirpar. 2 recobrar o ânimo. to pluck up courage criar coragem. she plucked up courage / ela criou coragem. -
3 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) arrancar2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar3) (to pick (flowers etc).) colher4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) depilar (as sobrancelhas)5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) dedilhar2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem- plucky- pluckily - pluckiness - pluck up the courage - pluck up courage - energy -
4 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) exame2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) exame3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) interrogatório* * *ex.am.i.na.tion[igzæmin'ei82n] n 1 exame, prova, teste. written examination / prova escrita. he took an examination / ele submeteu-se a um exame. he passed an examination / ele foi aprovado num exame. he failed in an examination / ele foi reprovado num exame. sl he was plucked in an examination / ele levou pau num exame. board of examination / banca examinadora. 2 interrogatório. 3 investigação. the case is under examination / o caso está sendo examinado. post mortem examination / autópsia. -
5 harp
(a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.) harpa- harpist- harp on about
- harp on* * *[ha:p] n harpa. • vi tocar harpa. Jew’s harp berimbau. to harp on one string repisar, repetir o mesmo assunto. he is always harping on the same string / ele repisa sempre o mesmo assunto. to harp upon fazer cavalo de batalha de. -
6 to pluck up courage
to pluck up couragecriar coragem. she plucked up courage/ela criou coragem. -
7 twang
1. noun(a sound of or like a tightly-stretched string breaking or being plucked: The string broke with a sharp twang.) zunido2. verb(to make a twang: He twanged his guitar; The wire twanged.) tanger* * *[twæŋ] n som metálico, som nasal. • vt+vi 1 produzir som agudo ou metálico. 2 vibrar, ressoar, zunir. 3 falar pelo nariz. -
8 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) tomar coragem para -
9 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) tomar coragem para -
10 harp
(a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.) harpa- harpist- harp on about - harp on -
11 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) tomar coragemEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > pluck up (the) courage
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12 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) tomar coragemEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > pluck up (the) courage
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См. также в других словарях:
plucked — plucked; plucked·ness; un·plucked; … English syllables
Plucked — Plucked, a. Having courage and spirit. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plucked — [englisch, plʌkt], Spielanweisung »gezupft, pizzicato« (Kontrabass, Slapbass) … Universal-Lexikon
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plucked — adj. Plucked is used with these nouns: ↑eyebrow … Collocations dictionary
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plucked from us — unexpectedly or prematurely dead With floral imagery, the deity being credited with choosing the choicest blooms: The most heavenly girl in the whole world has been plucked from us. (Mailer, 1965) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
plucked wool — noun : wool plucked from the carcass of a sheep … Useful english dictionary
plucked — adjective /plʌkt/ a) (of something with feathers, hair etc.) Having had these items removed by plucking. b) Played by plucking … Wiktionary