plucked in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plucked in the English»French Dictionary

I.pluck [Brit plʌk, Am plək] N

1. pluck (courage):

pluck

courage m

pluck

cran m inf

2. pluck FOOD:

pluck

fressure f

II.pluck [Brit plʌk, Am plək] VB trans

1. pluck flower, fruit:

pluck

cueillir

to pluck sth from sb's grasp

arracher qc à qn

to be plucked from obscurity

être sorti de l'anonymat

2. pluck FOOD:

pluck chicken

plumer

3. pluck MUS:

pluck strings

pincer

pluck guitar

pincer les cordes de

Phrases:

to pluck one's eyebrows

s'épiler les sourcils

III.pluck [Brit plʌk, Am plək]

to pluck up one's courage

prendre son courage à deux mains

to pluck up the courage to do sth

trouver le courage de faire qc

I.pluck off VB [Brit plʌk -, Am plək -] (pluck off [sth], pluck [sth] off)

pluck off feathers, hair

arracher

pluck off piece of fluff

enlever

pluck at VB [Brit plʌk -, Am plək -]

to pluck at sb's sleeve/arm

tirer qn par la manche/le bras

I.pluck out VB [Brit plʌk -, Am plək -] (pluck out [sth], pluck [sth] out)

pluck out

arracher

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to pluck or tug (at) sb's heartstrings

faire vibrer la corde sensible de qn

to pluck up the courage to do

trouver le courage de faire

Translations for plucked in the French»English Dictionary

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plumer une volaille

to pluck a fowl

plumer

to pluck

épiler sourcils

to pluck

s'épiler les sourcils

to pluck one's eyebrows

se munir de courage

to pluck up one's courage

plucked in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plucked in the English»French Dictionary

I.pluck [plʌk] N

pluck

cran m

to have pluck

avoir du cran

II.pluck [plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (remove by picking away):

pluck

cueillir

2. pluck (remove quickly):

pluck

arracher

3. pluck (remove hair, feathers):

pluck

arracher

pluck chicken

plumer

to pluck one's eyebrows

s'épiler les sourcils

4. pluck (sound):

pluck strings of instrument

pincer

5. pluck (pull at):

pluck

tirer sur

6. pluck (remove from a situation):

to pluck sb from sth

sortir qn de qc

Phrases:

to pluck sth out of the air

inventer qc

pluck out VB trans

pluck out

arracher

pluck at VB trans

1. pluck at (pick at):

pluck at

cueillir qc

2. pluck at (pull at):

pluck at

arracher qc

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to pluck/raise one's eyebrows

s'épiler/froncer les sourcils

Translations for plucked in the French»English Dictionary

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déplumé(e) oiseau

plucked

plumer animal

to pluck

épiler les jambes épiler les sourcils

to pluck one's eyebrows

plucked Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have pluck

avoir du cran

to pluck one's eyebrows

s'épiler les sourcils

to pluck sb from sth

sortir qn de qc

to pluck sth out of the air

inventer qc

to pluck/raise one's eyebrows

s'épiler/froncer les sourcils

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The features of the face are represented by the plucked carcasses of poultry and the sneering mouth by fish.

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Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin.

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In 1840, she plucked up courage and asked for a tray of tea, bread and butter, and cake to be brought to her room.

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His disk was full of hard plucked electric guitar ditties with some out-there lyrics.

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The strings are plucked or strummed by the right hand without a plectrum.

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Things don't get more locally sourced or ingredient driven than an al fresco feast made with the green beans, beet greens and fennel flowers plucked just a few yards away.

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Disguising over-plucked eyebrows used to require lashings of eyebrow pencil, a steady hand and lots of patience.

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And he cut a physically imposing presence, looking very much as if he'd been plucked from central casting.

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The gayageum (12-string zither) and geomungo (six-string plucked zither) are part of the string fold instruments.

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The dogs were plucked for their wool, not sheared.

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