pluck
/plʌk/Translation
v [t]
›
⇨ desplumar
We plucked the turkey before cooking it Desplumamos el pavo antes de cocinarlo
›
⇨ arrebatar
I plucked it out of her hand Se lo arrebaté de las manos
› (lit) (una hoja, una fruta, una flor)
⇨ arrancar
⇨ coger
v [t, i]
› (un instrumento de cuerda)
⇨ puntear
to pluck one's eyebrows
⇨ depilar(se) las cejas
to pluck sth/sb out of somewhere
⇨ sacar de un sitio
to pluck up the courage to do sth (inform)
⇨ armarse de valor para hacer algo
(Definition of pluck vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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