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"You can pluck up your spirits, Bluebell," he said.
»Du kannst Mut fassen, Bluebell«, sagte er.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound.
Eine Saite wird gezupft, und der Resonanzkörper verstärkt den Sound.
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
With which Master Ink bent down and plucked up a handful of them, roots and all, and chucked them away into the thickets.
Und damit bückte sich der Magister Tinte zur Erde nieder, riß einen ganzen Strauß Maiblümchen samt den Wurzeln heraus und warf ihn fort ins Gebüsch.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Her fingers plucked without strength at the apron's price tag.
Kraftlos zerrten ihre Finger an dem Preisetikett.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
He plucked a flower or two from the grass, and cast them into the air towards the sunset sky ; then once more he gazed mournfully before him, and the hot tears came to his eyes.
Dann pflückte er einige Blumen, die um ihn her in dem Grase standen, und warf sie in die Lüfte dem Abendrot zu, dann sah er wieder traurig vorsieh hin und heiße Tränen perlten in seinen Augen.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
We were fourteen all told that first Saturday when we approached that house, nervously plucking at the gravel in the driveway, trying to tear off the door knob to see if it wasn't a chocolate almond.
Insgesamt waren wir vierzehn, als wir an jenem Samstag an dem Haus ankamen, aufgeregt über den Kies der Auffahrt stapften und versuchten, den Türknauf abzureißen, um zu probieren, ob er aus Schokolade und Mandeln bestand.
Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und Wien
How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
Orpheus bent down to Cerberus's collar and took off the chain, which for want of a dog leash he had ordered in Smiths' Alley. Cerberus trotted over to the stairs and plucked the protesting glass man off the bottom step.
Orpheus löste die Kette von Cerberus' Halsband, die er mangels Hundeleine in der Schmiedegasse hatte anfertigen lassen, und Cerberus trottete auf die Treppe zu und pflückte den protestierenden Glas mann von der letzten Stufe.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
Then they were carefully plucked off and new blossoms spread out.
Dann zupfte man sie vorsichtig ab und streute frische Blüten aus.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
carcase means the whole body of a fowl after bleeding, plucking and evisceration ;
Tierkörper : der ganze Körper eines Schlachttieres nach dem Entbluten, Rupfen und Ausnehmen ;
Christlieb plucked up courage, and was going to take the little girl's hand; but she snatched it away in a hurry, and put on such an angry tearful face, that Christlieb was quite frightened, and let her alone.
Christlieb faßte sich ein Herz und wollte die Kleine bei der Hand nehmen, die zog aber die Hand schnell zurück und zog solch ein verdrüßliches weinerliches Gesicht, daß Christlieb ordentlich davor erschrak und von ihr abließ.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Slaughtered poultry must be plucked immediately and completely.
Die geschlachteten Tiere müssen unverzüglich vollständig gerupft werden.
The fruit has apparently already been plucked from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, because there is a box of apples on the pavement.
Der Baum der Erkenntnis ist leer gepflückt, auf dem Bürgersteig steht eine Kiste Apfel.
Nooteboom, Cees / Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees / Paradies verloren
Paradies verloren
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005
Lost Paradise
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© Susan Massotty 2007
Then the Stranger Child plucked blades of grass, and gathered little twigs from trees, strewing them down before Felix and Christlieb.
Nun pflückte das fremde Kind Grashalme, und brach kleine Ästchen von den Bäumen die es hinstreute vor Felix und Christlieb.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Carcasses, just as plucked blossoms, spoiled quickly.
Leichen, ebenso wie abgepflückte Blüten, waren rasch verderblich.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
The Milksop plucked at his sleeves with a deliberately bored expression.
Der Hänfling zupfte mit betont gelangweilter Miene an seinen Ärmeln.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell

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pluck one's eyebrows
seine Augenbrauen zupfen
plucking instrument
Zupfinstrument
plucked instrument
Zupfinstrument

Word forms

pluck

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepluckplucks
Possessive casepluck'splucks'

pluck

verb
Basic forms
Pastplucked
Imperativepluck
Present Participle (Participle I)plucking
Past Participle (Participle II)plucked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pluckwe pluck
you pluckyou pluck
he/she/it plucksthey pluck
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pluckingwe are plucking
you are pluckingyou are plucking
he/she/it is pluckingthey are plucking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pluckedwe have plucked
you have pluckedyou have plucked
he/she/it has pluckedthey have plucked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pluckingwe have been plucking
you have been pluckingyou have been plucking
he/she/it has been pluckingthey have been plucking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pluckedwe plucked
you pluckedyou plucked
he/she/it pluckedthey plucked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pluckingwe were plucking
you were pluckingyou were plucking
he/she/it was pluckingthey were plucking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pluckedwe had plucked
you had pluckedyou had plucked
he/she/it had pluckedthey had plucked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pluckingwe had been plucking
you had been pluckingyou had been plucking
he/she/it had been pluckingthey had been plucking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pluckwe shall/will pluck
you will pluckyou will pluck
he/she/it will pluckthey will pluck
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pluckingwe shall/will be plucking
you will be pluckingyou will be plucking
he/she/it will be pluckingthey will be plucking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pluckedwe shall/will have plucked
you will have pluckedyou will have plucked
he/she/it will have pluckedthey will have plucked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pluckingwe shall/will have been plucking
you will have been pluckingyou will have been plucking
he/she/it will have been pluckingthey will have been plucking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pluckwe should/would pluck
you would pluckyou would pluck
he/she/it would pluckthey would pluck
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pluckingwe should/would be plucking
you would be pluckingyou would be plucking
he/she/it would be pluckingthey would be plucking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pluckedwe should/would have plucked
you would have pluckedyou would have plucked
he/she/it would have pluckedthey would have plucked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pluckingwe should/would have been plucking
you would have been pluckingyou would have been plucking
he/she/it would have been pluckingthey would have been plucking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pluckedwe are plucked
you are pluckedyou are plucked
he/she/it is pluckedthey are plucked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pluckedwe are being plucked
you are being pluckedyou are being plucked
he/she/it is being pluckedthey are being plucked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pluckedwe have been plucked
you have been pluckedyou have been plucked
he/she/it has been pluckedthey have been plucked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pluckedwe were plucked
you were pluckedyou were plucked
he/she/it was pluckedthey were plucked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pluckedwe were being plucked
you were being pluckedyou were being plucked
he/she/it was being pluckedthey were being plucked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pluckedwe had been plucked
you had been pluckedyou had been plucked
he/she/it had been pluckedthey had been plucked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pluckedwe shall/will be plucked
you will be pluckedyou will be plucked
he/she/it will be pluckedthey will be plucked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pluckedwe shall/will have been plucked
you will have been pluckedyou will have been plucked
he/she/it will have been pluckedthey will have been plucked