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1 pluck
I [plʌk]nome coraggio m., fegato m.II [plʌk]1) (remove) cogliere [flower, fruit]to pluck sth. from sb.'s grasp — strappare di mano qcs. a qcn.
2) gastr. spennare, spiumare [ chicken]3) mus. pizzicare [ strings]•- pluck at••* * *1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) strappare2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) spennare3) (to pick (flowers etc).) cogliere4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) depilare5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) pizzicare2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coraggio- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *[plʌk]1. n(courage) coraggio, fegato2. vt(fruit, flower) cogliere, (also: pluck out) strappare, (Mus: strings) pizzicare, (guitar) pizzicare le corde di, (Culin: bird) spennareto pluck up (one's) courage — farsi coraggio, armarsi di coraggio
3. vi* * *pluck /plʌk/n.1 strappo; strattone; tirata2 frattaglie (pl.)3 (fig. fam.) fegato; coraggio; audacia; ardimento.(to) pluck /plʌk/v. t.1 strappare; cogliere; sradicare; svellere: He plucked me back from the edge of the cliff, mi ha trascinato via dall'orlo del precipizio; to pluck up (o out) weeds from the garden, strappare le erbacce dal giardino; to pluck flowers, cogliere fiori2 strappare le penne a; spennare; (fig. fam.) spogliare ( un giocatore): to pluck a goose, spennare un'oca; to pluck a gambler, spennare un giocatore d'azzardo4 (ind. tess.) sfeltrare● to pluck at, tirare: The sick boy plucked at the bed cover, il bambino malato tirava la coperta del letto □ to pluck sb. by the sleeve, tirare q. per la manica □ to pluck a drowning man out of the river, tirar fuori dal fiume uno che sta annegando □ to pluck one's eyebrows, depilarsi le sopracciglia □ to pluck up courage (o one's heart), farsi animo; farsi coraggio.* * *I [plʌk]nome coraggio m., fegato m.II [plʌk]1) (remove) cogliere [flower, fruit]to pluck sth. from sb.'s grasp — strappare di mano qcs. a qcn.
2) gastr. spennare, spiumare [ chicken]3) mus. pizzicare [ strings]•- pluck at•• -
2 harp
[hɑːp]nome arpa f.* * *(a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.) arpa- harpist- harp on about
- harp on* * *harp /hɑ:p/n. (mus.)2 (fam.) armonica a bocca(to) harp /hɑ:p/v. i.suonare l'arpa; arpeggiare● to harp on ( about), battere su ( un argomento): He's always harping on about his troubles, non fa che parlare dei suoi guai □ (fig.) to harp on the same string (o theme), battere sempre sullo stesso tasto.* * *[hɑːp]nome arpa f. -
3 twang
I [twæŋ]1) (of string, wire) vibrazione f.2) (of tone) tono m., pronuncia f. nasaleII 1. [twæŋ]verbo transitivo fare suonare, pizzicare le corde di [ instrument]2.verbo intransitivo [string, wire] vibrare, produrre un suono metallico; [ instrument] vibrare, suonare* * *1. noun(a sound of or like a tightly-stretched string breaking or being plucked: The string broke with a sharp twang.) (suono metallico)2. verb(to make a twang: He twanged his guitar; The wire twanged.) (pizzicare le corde); vibrare* * *[twæŋ]1. n2. vt(guitar) pizzicare le corde di3. vi* * *twang /twæŋ/n.2 (mus.) pizzicata3 suono nasale; tono (o pronuncia) nasale: to speak with a ( nasal) twang, parlare con pronuncia nasale (o con timbro nasale); parlare col naso (fam.).(to) twang /twæŋ/A v. i.1 dare un suono metallico; vibrare (emettendo un ronzio): The bow twanged and the arrow shot away, l'arco vibrò e la freccia saettò via2 parlare con timbro nasale; avere una pronuncia nasaleB v. t.1 pizzicare le corde di ( uno strumento musicale); strimpellare: He twanged (on) a fiddle, strimpellava un violino* * *I [twæŋ]1) (of string, wire) vibrazione f.2) (of tone) tono m., pronuncia f. nasaleII 1. [twæŋ]verbo transitivo fare suonare, pizzicare le corde di [ instrument]2.verbo intransitivo [string, wire] vibrare, produrre un suono metallico; [ instrument] vibrare, suonare -
4 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) farsi coraggio -
5 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) farsi coraggio
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Plucked string instrument — Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by plucking the strings. Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing the string in such as way as to give it an impulse that causes the string to vibrate. Plucking… … Wikipedia
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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 — adjective /plʌkt/ a) (of something with feathers, hair etc.) Having had these items removed by plucking. b) Played by plucking … Wiktionary