noun🔗ShareArrancadaAn instance of plucking."Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck."Esos pequeños pájaros apenas valen la tediosa arrancada.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDespojos, pulmonesThe lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals."The butcher carefully placed the pluck on a tray, ready for the next stage of processing. "El carnicero colocó cuidadosamente los despojos en una bandeja, listo para la siguiente etapa del procesamiento.foodanimalorgananatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoraje, valor, agallasGuts, nerve, fortitude or persistence."Even after failing the test twice, Maria showed real pluck and kept studying until she passed. "Incluso después de suspender el examen dos veces, María demostró verdadero coraje y siguió estudiando hasta que aprobó.characterattitudeabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVino baratoCheap wine."He bought a cheap pluck of wine for the party. "Compró un vino barato para la fiesta.drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrancar, desplumarTo pull something sharply; to pull something out"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."Ella sacó el teléfono de su bolso y marcó.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacar, arrancarTo take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation."The teacher plucked the student from the noisy classroom and took him to the quiet library. "El profesor sacó al estudiante del ruidoso aula y lo llevó a la tranquila biblioteca.actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePulsar, tocarTo gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc."Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."Mientras que un piano golpea la cuerda, un clavecín la pulsa.musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesplumarTo remove feathers from a bird."After we hunted the duck, we had to pluck it before we could cook it. "Después de cazar el pato, tuvimos que desplumarlo antes de poder cocinarlo.birdanimalfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRobar, desplumar, saquearTo rob, fleece, steal forcibly"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."El bandido lascivo robaba a sus víctimas hasta la ropa interior, o a las atractivas hasta el final.actionpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePuntearTo play a string instrument pizzicato."Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."Puntear un instrumento de arco puede hacer que se rompa una cuerda.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrancar, tirarTo pull or twitch sharply."The child plucked the loose thread from his shirt. "El niño arrancó el hilo suelto de su camisa.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuspender, ser rechazado(university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree."After the final exam, Maria felt she had aced it, but she was later plucked from the list of successful graduates. "Después del examen final, María sintió que lo había aprobado, pero luego fue rechazada de la lista de graduados exitosos.educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrancarOf a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing."The glacier continues to pluck chunks of granite from the mountain's base each winter as the ice freezes and thaws. "El glaciar continúa arrancando trozos de granito de la base de la montaña cada invierno a medida que el hielo se congela y se descongela.geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
