pluck

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pluck
[plʌk]
sustantivo
1coraje (m) valor (m) (courage)
verbo transitivo
2arrancar (hair, feathers); coger (flower);
    desplumar
  • to pluck one's eyebrows -> depilarse las cejas
  • they were plucked from danger by a helicopter -> un helicóptero les sacó del peligro
  • to pluck a guitar -> puntear (a la guitarra)
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to pluck at somebody's sleeve -> tirar a alguien de la manga

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pluck [plak]
1Tirar o traer hacia sí alguna cosa con fuerza; arrancar; derribar, derrocar, echar por tierra (pull down); en estas significaciones este verbo lleva tras sí regularmente off, on, away, up o into.
  • To pluck up heart o spirit -> hacer de tripas corazón
va. 2. Desplumar, pelar, quitar las plumas al ave.
sustantivo
1Valor, ánimo, resolución ante el peligro.
2Arranque, tirón.
3Asadura; hígado, corazón y bofes (animal).

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pluck [plʌk]
noun
1 (tug) tirón; (m)
2 (courage) valor; (m) ánimo; (m) (guts) agallas; (f)
it takes pluck to do that hace falta mucho valor para hacer eso; he's got plenty of pluck tiene muchas agallas; I didn't have the pluck to own up no tuve el valor para confesar
verb:transitive
[+fruit, flower] (literary) arrancar; [+bird] desplumar; [+guitar] pulsar; puntear
to pluck one's eyebrows depilarse las cejas; the helicopter plucked him from the sea el helicóptero lo recogió del mar; it's an idea I've just plucked out of the air es una idea que he tenido al vuelo; he was plucked from obscurity to star in the show fue rescatado del anonimato para protagonizar el espectáculo
Arnie the Macaw was plucked from obscurity to star in Treasure Island When Gorbachev appointed Shevardnaze in 1985, it seemed to many in the West that he had been plucked from obscurity Katy Hill, 24, was plucked from obscurity as a secretary to become the 22nd presenter of Blue Peter
verb:intransitive
to pluck at tirar de; dar un tirón a; to pluck at sb's sleeve tirar a algn de la manga

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Verb Conjugation for "pluck"

Imperative
  • pluck
  • you pluck
  • he/she plucks
  • we pluck
  • you pluck
  • they pluck
Preterite
  • I plucked
  • you plucked
  • he/she plucked
  • we plucked
  • you plucked
  • they plucked
Present Continuous
  • I am plucking
  • you are plucking
  • he/she is plucking
  • we are plucking
  • you are plucking
  • they are plucking
Present Perfect
  • I have plucked
  • you have plucked
  • he/she has plucked
  • we have plucked
  • you have plucked
  • they have plucked
Past Continuous
  • I was plucking
  • you were plucking
  • he/she was plucking
  • we were plucking
  • you were plucking
  • they were plucking
Past Perfect
  • I had plucked
  • you had plucked
  • he/she had plucked
  • we had plucked
  • you had plucked
  • they had plucked
Future
  • I will pluck
  • you will pluck
  • he/she will pluck
  • we will pluck
  • you will pluck
  • they will pluck
Future Perfect
  • I will have plucked
  • you will have plucked
  • he/she will have plucked
  • we will have plucked
  • you will have plucked
  • they will have plucked
Future Continuous
  • I will be plucking
  • you will be plucking
  • he/she will be plucking
  • we will be plucking
  • you will be plucking
  • they will be plucking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been plucking
  • you have been plucking
  • he/she has been plucking
  • we have been plucking
  • you have been plucking
  • they have been plucking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been plucking
  • you will have been plucking
  • he/she will have been plucking
  • we will have been plucking
  • you will have been plucking
  • they will have been plucking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been plucking
  • you had been plucking
  • he/she had been plucking
  • we had been plucking
  • you had been plucking
  • they had been plucking
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