pluck at in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pluck at in the English»Italian Dictionary

pluck at VB [plʌk -]

to pluck at sb's sleeve, arm

tirare qn per la manica, il braccio

Translations for pluck at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to pluck or tug (at) sb's heartstrings

toccare una corda sensibile per qn

Translations for pluck at in the Italian»English Dictionary

toccare una corda sensibile

to pluck or tug (at) sb's heartstrings

Translations for pluck at in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pluck [Brit plʌk, Am plək] N

1. pluck (courage):

pluck

coraggio m

pluck

fegato m

2. pluck FOOD:

pluck

frattaglie fpl

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

1. pluck flower, fruit:

pluck

cogliere

to pluck sth from sb's grasp

strappare di mano qc a qn

to be plucked from obscurity

uscire dall'anonimato

2. pluck FOOD:

pluck chicken

spennare, spiumare

3. pluck MUS:

pluck strings

pizzicare

pluck guitar

suonare, pizzicare le corde di

Phrases:

to pluck one's eyebrows

sfoltire le sopracciglia

III.pluck [Brit plʌk, Am plək]

to pluck up one's courage

prendere il coraggio a due mani

to pluck up the courage to do sth

trovare il coraggio di fare qc

I.at full pelt N

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) inf:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

AT N

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

See also alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] N

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

pluck at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pluck at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to pluck at sb's sleeve

tirare qu per la manica

Translations for pluck at in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pluck [plʌk] N

1. pluck (sharp pull):

pluck

strappo m

2. pluck inf (courage):

pluck

fegato m

to have a lot of pluck

avere un bel fegato

it takes a lot of pluck

richiede un gran coraggio

II.pluck [plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (remove quickly):

pluck

strappare

2. pluck (remove hair, feathers):

to pluck a chicken

spennare un pollo

to pluck one's eyebrows

depilarsi le sopracciglia

3. pluck MUS:

pluck

pizzicare

III.pluck [plʌk] VB intr

to pluck at sb's sleeve

tirare qu per la manica

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They believed that a pelican would pluck at its breast until it bled to feel its young.

www.abc.net.au

However, the purpose of the trailers is to generate desire to see the movie, and these two masterfully pluck at the strings of our explorer hearts.

arstechnica.com

Despite its kid-friendly appearance and whimsical, episodic nature, the show has attracted countless adult fans thanks to a surprising level of continuity and an ability to pluck at viewers' heartstrings.

www.wired.co.uk

She avoided leaving the house, and would even get up in the middle of the night to pluck at her skin.

www.irishmirror.ie

There are some litigants, male and female, and indeed not just in divorce, who will pluck at any straw, aren't there?

www.marilynstowe.co.uk

Unless randomized control trials and meta-analyses really pluck at your heart strings, most articles in medical journals likely won't leave you misty-eyed.

www.theglobeandmail.com