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pluck

/plʌk/

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noun

Coup de pince

An instance of plucking.

Examples :

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

Ces petits oiseaux ne valent guère la peine d'être plumés.

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noun

Abats, poumon

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. "

Le boucher a soigneusement placé les abats sur un plateau, prêt pour la prochaine étape de la transformation.

food animal organ anatomy

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noun

Courage, cran, audace

Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

Examples :

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

Même après avoir échoué deux fois à l'examen, Maria a fait preuve de cran et a continué à étudier jusqu'à ce qu'elle réussisse.

character attitude ability

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noun

Vin médiocre

Examples :

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

Il a acheté un vin médiocre pour la fête.

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verb

Arracher, cueillir

To pull something sharply; to pull something out

Examples :

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

Elle a arraché le téléphone de son sac et a composé le numéro.

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Extirper, arracher quelqu'un de quelque chose

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. "

Le professeur a arraché l'élève de la salle de classe bruyante et l'a emmené à la bibliothèque calme.

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verb

Pincer

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

Examples :

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

Alors qu'un piano frappe la corde, un clavecin la pince.

music sound entertainment action

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verb

Plumer

To remove feathers from a bird.

Examples :

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

Après avoir chassé le canard, nous avons dû le plumer avant de pouvoir le cuisiner.

bird animal food agriculture

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verb

Dépouiller, voler, piller

To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

Examples :

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

Le brigand lubrique dépouillait ses victimes jusqu'à leurs sous-vêtements, ou les plus attirantes jusqu'au bout.

action police law

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verb

Pincer

To play a string instrument pizzicato.

Examples :

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

Pincer un instrument à archet peut casser une corde.

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verb

Tirer, arracher

To pull or twitch sharply.

Examples :

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

L'enfant a arraché le fil lâche de sa chemise.

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verb

Être recalé

(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. "

Après l'examen final, Maria a pensé qu'elle avait réussi, mais elle a ensuite été recalée de la liste des diplômés admis.

education achievement

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verb

Arracher, cueillir

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. "

Le glacier continue d'arracher des morceaux de granite de la base de la montagne chaque hiver, au fur et à mesure que la glace gèle et dégèle.

geology environment nature