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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pluck up vi phrasal(get brave, stoic)envalentonarse⇒ v prnl
 Ever since Carl and Megan split up, months ago, he's been feeling down, but he seems to have plucked up lately.
pluck up [sth],
pluck [sth] up vtr phrasal sep		(nerve, bravery: summon)armarse de valor loc verb
 With her friends' encouragement, Sofia plucked up the nerve to audition for the play.
pluck up [sth],
pluck [sth] up vtr phrasal sep		(pull out, uproot)arrancar⇒ vtr
  extraer⇒ vtr
  sacar⇒ vtr
 Brian plucked up the weeds that had sprouted between the patio slabs.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pluck up the courage v expr(be brave enough to do [sth])armarse de valor loc verb
 (coloquial)hacer de tripas corazón expr
 I want to ask him on a date, but I haven't been able to pluck up the courage.
pluck up courage to do [sth],
pluck up the courage to do [sth] v expr		(be brave enough to do [sth])armarse de valor para loc verb
  reunir coraje para, juntar coraje para loc verb
 Tina plucked up the courage to tell her parents that she was pregnant.
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'pluck up' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
revestir - armar de valor - envalentonar - apretarse los machos - hacer de tripas chorizo

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