pluck in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pluck in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pluck [Am plək, Brit plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (pull feathers, hair from):

pluck chicken

desplumar

to pluck one's eyebrows

depilarse las cejas

2. pluck (pull, pick):

pluck fruit/flower

arrancar

to pluck sth/sb from sth

arrancar algo/a alguien de algo

he was plucked from the bosom of his family

fue arrancado del seno de su familia

to pluck sb from the jaws of death

arrancar a alguien de las garras de la muerte

she plucked a thorn from my finger

me sacó una espina del dedo

3. pluck MUS:

pluck string/guitar

puntear

II.to pluck at VB intr

to pluck at

tirar de

to pluck at

jalar de LatAm excl CSur

to pluck at a guitar

puntear la guitarra

III.pluck [Am plək, Brit plʌk] N U inf

pluck

valor m

pluck

coraje m

it takes real pluck to …

hace falta valor or hay que tener coraje para …

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to pluck up (the) courage (to + infin)

armarse de valor or de coraje (para +  infin)

to pluck or snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido

Translations for pluck in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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desplumar

to pluck

verraquera

pluck inf

puntear

to pluck

puntear la guitarra

to pluck the guitar

pulsar cuerda

to pluck

depilar cejas

to pluck

atarse los machos

to pluck up courage

pelar ave

to pluck

pluck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pluck in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pluck [plʌk] N

1. pluck (sharp pull):

pluck

tirón m

2. pluck (courage):

pluck

valor m

to have a lot of pluck

tener agallas

it takes a lot of pluck

hace falta mucho valor

II.pluck [plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (remove quickly):

pluck

arrancar

2. pluck (remove hair or feathers):

to pluck a chicken

desplumar un pollo

to pluck one's eyebrows

depilarse las cejas

3. pluck MUS:

pluck

puntear

III.pluck [plʌk] VB intr

to pluck at sb's sleeve

tirar a alguien de la manga

pluck up VB trans

to pluck up one's courage

armarse de valor

to pluck up the courage to do sth

armarse de valor para hacer algo

pluck out VB trans

pluck out

arrancar

Translations for pluck in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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puntear

to pluck

desplumar

to pluck

depilarse las cejas

to pluck one's eyebrows

despeluznar

to pluck

herir (instrumento de cuerda)

to pluck

armarse de valor

to pluck up courage

hacer de tripas corazón

to pluck up courage

pluck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a lot of pluck

tener agallas

it takes a lot of pluck

hace falta mucho valor

to pluck a chicken

desplumar un pollo

to pluck one's eyebrows

depilarse las cejas

to pluck at sb's sleeve

tirar a alguien de la manga

to pluck up one's courage

armarse de valor

to pluck up the courage to do sth

armarse de valor para hacer algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It took me nearly a year to pluck up courage to phone her.

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They will have to pluck up courage for the big reveal.

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Another pizzicato position is to maintain the bow grip, then pluck the strings with the right index finger.

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Nicknames, like the pluck me and more obscene versions that can not appear in a family newspaper, seem to point to exploitation.

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Despite telling her boyfriend in 2014, she didn't pluck up the courage to go to the authorities until last summer.

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She leans towards some of his ingredients with her hand outstretch, looking primed to pluck up a treat for a try.

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Typically, tweezers were used to pluck out individual hairs.

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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

However, when you pluck up the courage to point your skis over the lip, the experience is pleasantly more benign.

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Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck these hairs, as they were considered unsightly.

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