pluck

pluck
1. transitive verb
1) (pull off, pick) pflücken [Blumen, Obst]

pluck [out] — auszupfen [Federn, Haare]

2) (pull at, twitch) zupfen an (+ Dat.); zupfen [Saite, Gitarre]
3) (strip of feathers) rupfen
2. intransitive verb

pluck at something — an etwas (Dat.) zupfen

3. noun
Mut, der; Schneid, der (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:
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1. verb
1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) zupfen
2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) rupfen
3) (to pick (flowers etc).) pflücken
4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) zupfen
5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) zupfen
2. noun
(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) der Schneid
- plucky
- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy
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pluck
[plʌk]
I. n Mut m, Schneid m o ÖSTERR f fam
to have [or show] [a lot of] \pluck [viel] Schneid [o Mumm] haben fam, mutig sein
II. vt
1. (pick)
to \pluck sth [from [or off] sth] fruit, flower etw [von etw dat] abpflücken; grass, dead leaves, loose thread etw [von etw dat] abzupfen
2. (remove) feathers ausrupfen; hair entfernen; (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. (pull)
to \pluck sth/sb jdn/etw schnell nehmen akk
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; (pull cautiously) zupfen
to \pluck sb's sleeve [or sb by the sleeve] jdn am Ärmel zupfen
4. (remove from situation)
to \pluck sb from [or out of] sth jdn aus etw dat herausholen
5. MUS
to \pluck sth etw zupfen
6.
to \pluck sth out of the air etw [frei] erfinden [o aus der Luft greifen
III. vi
to \pluck at sth an etw dat zupfen
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[plʌk]
1. n
1) (= courage) Schneid m (inf), Mut m
2) (of animal) Innereien pl
2. vt
1) fruit, flower pflücken; chicken rupfen; guitar, eyebrows zupfen

to pluck (at) sb's sleeve — jdn am Ärmel zupfen

he plucked a stray hair off his coat — er zupfte sich (dat) ein Haar vom Mantel

she was plucked from obscurity to become a film star — sie wurde von einer Unbekannten zum Filmstar gemacht

his rescuers had plucked him from the jaws of death — seine Retter hatten ihn den Klauen des Todes entrissen

he was plucked to safety — er wurde in Sicherheit gebracht

to pluck sth out of the air — etw aus der Luft greifen

to pluck up (one's) courage — all seinen Mut zusammennehmen

2) hair, feather auszupfen

if thy right eye offend thee pluck it out (Bibl) — wenn dir dein rechtes Auge zum Ärgernis wird, so reiß es aus

3. vi

to pluck at sth — an etw (dat) (herum)zupfen

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pluck [plʌk]
A s
1. Zupfen n
2. Ruck m, Zug m
3. GASTR Innereien pl
4. fig Mut m, Schneid m/f, Mumm m
B v/t
1. Obst, Blumen etc pflücken
2. a) auch pluck out Federn, Haar, Unkraut etc auszupfen
b) Geflügel rupfen: crow1 1
3. zupfen an (dat):
pluck sb’s sleeve jemanden am Ärmel zupfen
4. courage
5. Wolle verlesen
6. MUS Saiten, ein Saiteninstrument zupfen
7. umg
a) jemanden rupfen, ausnehmen
b) jemanden übers Ohr hauen
C v/i pluck at zupfen an (dat):
pluck at sb’s sleeve jemanden am Ärmel zupfen
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1. transitive verb
1) (pull off, pick) pflücken [Blumen, Obst]

pluck [out] — auszupfen [Federn, Haare]

2) (pull at, twitch) zupfen an (+ Dat.); zupfen [Saite, Gitarre]
3) (strip of feathers) rupfen
2. intransitive verb

pluck at something — an etwas (Dat.) zupfen

3. noun
Mut, der; Schneid, der (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:
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v.
pflücken v.

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