Translation of “plucking” to French

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Dictionary: "plucking" - translations and examples

plucking noun

le pincement m

pluck [plʌk] verb Conjugation

plucked / plucked / plucking / plucks

cueillir (fruit)

I plucked a daisy for her.

J'ai cueilli une pâquerette à son intention.

pincer (music)

She gave a pluck at my elbow.

Elle m'a pincé le coude.

plumer (fowl)

Exemples with "plucking"

I plucked a daisy for her. J'ai cueilli une pâquerette à son intention.

She gave a pluck at my elbow. Elle m'a pincé le coude.

Or would I were a little burnish'd apple For you to pluck me, gliding by so cold, While sun and shade your robe of lawn will dapple, Your robe of lawn, and your hair's spun gold. Et serais-je pomme un peu dorée, pour que tu me cueilles, glissant par un tel froid, tandis que le soleil et l'ombre, ta robe d'herbe tachetée, ta robe d'herbe et tes cheveux d'or filés.

She spent over half an hour plucking her eyebrows! Elle a passé plus d'une demi-heure à épiler ses sourcils !

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