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pluck

/plʌk/

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noun

نتف

An instance of plucking.

Examples :

"Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck."

تلك الطيور الصغيرة بالكاد تستحق النتف الممل.

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noun

أحشاء، رئة

The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.

Examples :

"The butcher carefully placed the pluck on a tray, ready for the next stage of processing. "

وضع الجزار الأحشاء بعناية على صينية، استعدادًا للمرحلة التالية من المعالجة.

food animal organ anatomy

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noun

جرأة، شجاعة، إقدام

Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

Examples :

"Even after failing the test twice, Maria showed real pluck and kept studying until she passed. "

حتى بعد رسوبها في الاختبار مرتين، أظهرت ماريا جرأة حقيقية وواصلت الدراسة حتى اجتازته.

character attitude ability

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noun

نبيذ رخيص

Examples :

"He bought a cheap pluck of wine for the party. "

اشترى نبيذًا رخيصًا للحفلة.

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verb

نتف، اقتلع

To pull something sharply; to pull something out

Examples :

"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

انتزعت الهاتف من حقيبتها واتصلت.

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verb

انتزع، اقتلع

To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.

Examples :

"The teacher plucked the student from the noisy classroom and took him to the quiet library. "

انتزع المعلم الطالب من الفصل الصاخب وأخذه إلى المكتبة الهادئة.

action situation

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verb

عزف، نتف

To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

Examples :

"Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

بينما يضرب البيانو الوتر، يعزف العود عليه.

music sound entertainment action

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verb

نتف

To remove feathers from a bird.

Examples :

"After we hunted the duck, we had to pluck it before we could cook it. "

بعد أن اصطدنا البط، كان علينا أن نتفه قبل أن نتمكن من طهيه.

bird animal food agriculture

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verb

نهب، سلب، سرق

To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

Examples :

"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."

نهب اللص الشهواني ضحاياه حتى ملابسهم الداخلية، أو الجميلات منهن بالكامل.

action police law

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عزف على آلة وترية بالنتف

To play a string instrument pizzicato.

Examples :

"Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."

قد يتسبب العزف على آلة وترية بالنتف في قطع الوتر.

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verb

نتف، انتزع

To pull or twitch sharply.

Examples :

"The child plucked the loose thread from his shirt. "

نتف الطفل الخيط السائب من قميصه.

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verb

رسب، فشل

(university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree.

Examples :

"After the final exam, Maria felt she had aced it, but she was later plucked from the list of successful graduates. "

بعد الامتحان النهائي، شعرت ماريا أنها نجحت فيه، لكنها رُفضت لاحقًا من قائمة الخريجين الناجحين.

education achievement

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verb

اقتلاع

Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.

Examples :

"The glacier continues to pluck chunks of granite from the mountain's base each winter as the ice freezes and thaws. "

يواصل النهر الجليدي اقتلاع كتل الجرانيت من قاعدة الجبل كل شتاء مع تجمد الجليد وذوبانه.

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