pluck

pluck
I [plʌk]
nome coraggio m., fegato m.
II [plʌk]
verbo transitivo
1) (remove) cogliere [flower, fruit]

to pluck sth. from sb.'s grasp — strappare di mano qcs. a qcn.

to pluck one's eyebrows — sfoltire le sopracciglia

2) gastr. spennare, spiumare [chicken]
3) mus. pizzicare [strings]
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to pluck up one's courage — prendere il coraggio a due mani

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1. verb
1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) strappare
2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) spennare
3) (to pick (flowers etc).) cogliere
4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) depilare
5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) pizzicare
2. noun
(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coraggio
- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy
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[plʌk]
1. n
(courage) coraggio, fegato
2. vt
(fruit, flower) cogliere, (also: pluck out) strappare, (Mus: strings) pizzicare, (guitar) pizzicare le corde di, (Culin: bird) spennare

to pluck one's eyebrows — depilarsi le sopracciglia

to pluck up (one's) courage — farsi coraggio, armarsi di coraggio

3. vi

to pluck at sb's sleeve — tirare qn per la manica

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pluck /plʌk/
n.
1 strappo; strattone; tirata
2 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 fiori
2 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'azzardo
3 (mus.) pizzicare (le corde di una chitarra, ecc.); suonare; strimpellare
4 (ind. tess.) sfeltrare
5 (fam. antiq.) bocciare (un candidato)
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]
verbo transitivo
1) (remove) cogliere [flower, fruit]

to pluck sth. from sb.'s grasp — strappare di mano qcs. a qcn.

to pluck one's eyebrows — sfoltire le sopracciglia

2) gastr. spennare, spiumare [chicken]
3) mus. pizzicare [strings]
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to pluck up one's courage — prendere il coraggio a due mani


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  • 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

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