PLUCK - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. pluck [plʌk] N

pluck

Mut m <-(e)s>

pluck

Schneid m o A f <-(e)s> inf

to have [or show] [a lot of] pluck

[viel] Schneid [o. Mumm] haben inf

to have [or show] [a lot of] pluck

mutig sein

II. pluck [plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (pick):

to pluck sth [from [or off] sth] fruit, flower

etw [von etw dat] abpflücken

to pluck sth [from [or off] sth] grass, dead leaves, loose thread

etw [von etw dat] abzupfen

2. pluck:

pluck (remove) feathers

ausrupfen

pluck hair

entfernen

pluck (with pincers)

auszupfen

to pluck a chicken/goose

ein Huhn/eine Gans rupfen

a plucked chicken

ein gerupftes Huhn

to pluck one's eyebrows

sich dat die Augenbrauen zupfen

3. pluck (pull):

to pluck sth/sb

jdn/etw schnell nehmen acc

he plucked the letter out of my hand

er riss mir den Brief aus der Hand

she plucked the ball out of the air

sie fing den Ball in der Luft

4. pluck (pull cautiously):

to pluck sb's sleeve [or sb by the sleeve]

jdn am Ärmel zupfen

5. pluck (remove from situation):

to pluck sb from [or out of] sth

jdn aus etw dat herausholen

6. pluck MUS:

to pluck sth

etw zupfen

Phrases:

to pluck sth out of the air

etw [frei] erfinden [o. aus der Luft greifen]

III. pluck [plʌk] VB intr

to pluck at sth

an etw dat zupfen

pluck out VB trans

to pluck out ⇆ sth

etw auszupfen

to pluck out ⇆ sth feathers

etw ausrupfen

pluck up VB trans

to pluck up one's [or the] courage [to do sth]

allen Mut zusammennehmen[, um etw zu tun]

Present

I	pluck
you	pluck
he/she/it	plucks
we	pluck
you	pluck
they	pluck

Past

I	plucked
you	plucked
he/she/it	plucked
we	plucked
you	plucked
they	plucked

Present Perfect

I	have	plucked
you	have	plucked
he/she/it	has	plucked
we	have	plucked
you	have	plucked
they	have	plucked

Past Perfect

I	had	plucked
you	had	plucked
he/she/it	had	plucked
we	had	plucked
you	had	plucked
they	had	plucked