| Principal Translations |
| pluck [sth]⇒ vtr | (bird: remove feathers) | desplumar⇒ vtr |
| | Len kills the chicken, then plucks it. |
| | Len mató la gallina y después la deplumó. |
| pluck [sth] vtr | (instrument string: twang) (música) | puntear⇒ vi |
| | | hacer un punteo loc verb |
| | Wendy plucks the guitar strings. |
| | Wendy punteó con las cuerdas de la guitarra. |
| pluck [sth] vtr | (eyebrow hairs: pull out) | depilar⇒ vtr |
| | Katie plucks her eyebrows once a week. |
| | Katie se depila las cejas una vez por semana. |
| pluck [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (flowers, fruit: pick, pull out) | arrancar⇒ vtr |
| | | coger⇒ vtr |
| Note: El verbo «coger» tiene una connotación sexual en varios países de Latinoamérica. |
| | Mike plucked a rose from the vase and offered it to Joanne. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Arranca solo las naranjas maduras, por favor. |
| | Mike cogió una rosa del florero y se la ofreció a Joanne. |
| pluck [sth/sb] out of [sth] vtr + prep | (remove, take out) | sacar de vtr + prep |
| | | arrancar de vtr + prep |
| | | jalar de vtr + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Jeremy reached out and plucked the child out of the pond. |
| | Jeremy se estiró y sacó al niño del estanque. |
| pluck n | informal, dated (courage) | coraje nm |
| | | agallas nfpl |
| | It took a lot of pluck for Agatha to get back on the horse after her nasty fall. |
| | A Agatha le tomó mucho coraje volver a subirse al caballo después de esa fea caída. |
| pluck n | (act of plucking) | tirón nm |
| | Liz's pluck of the harp string produced a clear note. |
| | El tirón de la cuerda del arpa que hizo Liz produjo una nota clara. |
Locuciones verbales
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pluck [sth] out,
pluck out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (feathers, etc.: remove by pulling) | desplumar⇒ vtr |
| | Stress caused the hen to pluck out her own feathers. |
| pluck up vi phrasal | (get brave, stoic) | envalentonarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Ever since Carl and Megan split up, months ago, he's been feeling down, but he seems to have plucked up lately. |
pluck up [sth],
pluck [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (nerve, bravery: summon) | armarse de valor loc verb |
| | With her friends' encouragement, Sofia plucked up the nerve to audition for the play. |
pluck up [sth],
pluck [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (pull out, uproot) | arrancar⇒ vtr |
| | | extraer⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | Brian plucked up the weeds that had sprouted between the patio slabs. |