bristles in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bristles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. bristle:

bristle (on animal)

cerda f

bristle (on plant)

pelo m

this brush is genuine bristle

este cepillo es de pura cerda

with nylon bristle

con cerda de nylon

2. bristle (on human):

his face was covered in bristle(s)

tenía la barba crecida

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

1. bristle (stand up):

bristle fur/hair:

erizarse

bristle fur/hair:

ponerse de punta

2. bristle (bridle):

bristle

erizarse

he bristleed

se erizó

to bristle at sth she bristled at his rudeness

su grosería la irritó or la enfureció

3. bristle (have many):

to bristle with sth the place was bristling with tourists

el lugar estaba repleto de turistas

to bristle with sth the place was bristling with tourists

el lugar estaba plagado de turistas pej

a bristling mustache

un bigote hirsuto

to bristle with difficulties

estar erizado de dificultades

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stiff collar/bristles

duro

Translations for bristles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cerda

bristle

bristles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bristles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bristle [ˈbrɪsl] N

bristle of an animal

cerda f

bristle on the face

barba f

II.bristle [ˈbrɪsl] VB intr

1. bristle fur, hair:

bristle

erizarse

bristle

ponerse de punta

2. bristle fig:

to bristle with anger

enfurecerse

Translations for bristles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cerda

bristle

cerda de cerdo

pigs bristle

seda

bristle

bristles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bristle with anger

enfurecerse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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The stems have very numerous stiff bristles and many straight prickles.

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

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The brushes come in various shapes and sizes, and are usually made using animal hair for the bristles.

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It bristles with wit and limitless panache.

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The bristles stay on the stalk after the seeds drop away.

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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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Some of the uncini bear little tufts of bristles at their apices.

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He threw down the hogs' bristles, and a great herd of swine appeared and ate it all.

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