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pluck up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
pluck up the courage v expr	(be brave enough to do [sth])	armarse de valor loc verb
	(coloquial)	hacer de tripas corazón expr
	I want to ask him on a date, but I haven't been able to pluck up the courage.
pluck up courage to do [sth], pluck up the courage to do [sth] v expr	(be brave enough to do [sth])	armarse de valor para loc verb
		reunir coraje para, juntar coraje para loc verb
	Tina plucked up the courage to tell her parents that she was pregnant.

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