bristles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bristles in the English»French Dictionary

I.bristle [Brit ˈbrɪs(ə)l, Am ˈbrɪsəl] N

1. bristle (single hair):

bristle (on brush, chin, animal, plant)

poil m

bristle (on pig)

soie f

2. bristle (material):

bristle (on brush, mat) (real)

soies fpl

bristle (synthetic)

poils mpl

II.bristle [Brit ˈbrɪs(ə)l, Am ˈbrɪsəl] VB intr

1. bristle lit:

bristle fur:

se hérisser

bristle hairs:

se dresser

2. bristle (react angrily):

bristle

se hérisser (at à, with de)

I.bristle with VB [Brit ˈbrɪs(ə)l -, Am ˈbrɪsəl -] (bristle with [sth])

bristle with spikes, arms, pins, problems

être hérissé de

bristle with police, soldiers

grouiller de

Translations for bristles in the French»English Dictionary

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soie

bristle

une brosse à cheveux en soies naturelles

a bristle hairbrush

se hérisser animal:

to bristle

se hérisser inf

to bristle inf

il se hérisse à la moindre remarque

he bristles at the slightest remark

la peau du porc est couverte de soies

the skin of the pig ou pig's skin is all covered in bristles

poil (de brosse, balai)

bristle

bristles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bristles in the English»French Dictionary

I.bristle [ˈbrɪsl] N

bristle

poil m

bristle brush

brosse f en soies de sanglier

II.bristle [ˈbrɪsl] VB intr

bristle

se hérisser

Translations for bristles in the French»English Dictionary

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soie

bristle

en soies de sanglier

boar-bristle

hérisser poils, piquants

to bristle

se hérisser

to bristle

se hérisser

to bristle

les poils de la barbe

the bristles [or hairs] of a beard

poil

bristle

bristles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

bristle brush

brosse f en soies de sanglier

the bristles [or hairs] of a beard

les poils de la barbe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some natural body brushes are made of horsehair, goat hair or boar bristles, like human hairbrushes, others are made of soft synthetic fibers.

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Several tiny pore-like sensory organs, not associated with bristles or setae, are present at various places on the anterior veins.

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The rough bristles are packed together, which curly-haired folks know spells disaster for coils.

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It wallows flat upon the ground, and its legs are smothered under the huge mane of stiff bristles that hide its face.

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Almost chinless round faces, pug noses, tiny mouths, black button eyes, and short-cropped white hair that stood up from their heads like the bristles on a brush.

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Leaves are reduced to hair-like bristles only 200-300 m in diameter.

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This wafts food particles into a ventral food groove along which they are passed before being filtered by setae (bristles) on the second maxillae.

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The flower has small green sepals, which are lined with hairs and long bristles.

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These measures include having spiny bristles or long fine hair-like setae with detachable tips that will irritate by lodging in the skin or mucous membranes.

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Natural bristles are preferred for oil-based paints and varnishes, while synthetic brushes are better for water-based paints as the bristles do not expand when wetted.

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