prickly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prickly in the English»French Dictionary

prickly [Brit ˈprɪkli, Am ˈprɪk(ə)li] ADJ

1. prickly (with prickles):

prickly bush, rose, leaf

épineux/-euse

prickly animal

armé de piquants

prickly thorn

piquant

2. prickly (itchy):

prickly jumper, beard

qui gratte

my skin feels prickly

j'ai la peau qui me gratte

3. prickly (touchy):

prickly inf

irritable (about à propos de)

prickly pear N

1. prickly pear (plant):

prickly pear

figuier m de Barbarie

2. prickly pear (fruit):

prickly pear

figue f de Barbarie

prickly heat N

prickly heat

fièvre f miliaire

Translations for prickly in the French»English Dictionary

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anguleux (anguleuse) personne, caractère, esprit

prickly

figuier de Barbarie

prickly pear

figue de Barbarie

prickly pear

épineux (épineuse) tige

prickly, thorny

épineux (épineuse) caractère

prickly, touchy

raquette

prickly pear

piquant (piquante) feuilles, tige, chardon

prickly

prickly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prickly in the English»French Dictionary

prickly <-ier, -iest> ADJ

1. prickly (thorny):

prickly

épineux(-euse)

2. prickly (tingling):

prickly cloth

qui gratte

to feel prickly

avoir des fourmillements

3. prickly inf (easily offended):

prickly

irritable

prickly pear N

prickly pear

figue f de Barbarie

Translations for prickly in the French»English Dictionary

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ombrageux (-euse) caractère

prickly

rêche personne

prickly

porc-épic

prickly individual

piquant(e) joue, plante

prickly

hérissé(e) cactus

prickly

il est d'un abord rude

he's a prickly character

prickly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel prickly

avoir des fourmillements

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It s extremely prickly foliage can make a good deterrent.

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It is a large straggling shrub which is very prickly.

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Small birds use the prickly foliage as shelter.

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Inflorescences are characterized by prickly heads more or less grouped in a panicle-like cluster, closely subtended by the higher leaves.

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Common names include rough comfrey and prickly comfrey.

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Resident fish include the threespine stickleback and prickly sculpin in addition to the tidewater goby.

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Common names include holly grevillea, prickly grevillea or variable prickly grevillea.

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The prickly shark is plain brown or gray, often with a purplish tint, and has black trailing margins on the fins.

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The leaves are prickly and are 0.5 to 3.5 cm long and 0.5 to 6 mm wide.

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The basal leaves are prickly and can average about 30 cm in measurement.

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