bristles in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bristles in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. bristle (single hair):

bristle (on chin, animal, plant)

pelo m

bristle (on brush, pig)

setola f

2. bristle (material):

bristle (on brush, mat) (real)

setole fpl

bristle (synthetic)

pelo m

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

1. bristle:

bristle fur:

arruffarsi

bristle hairs:

rizzarsi

2. bristle (react angrily):

bristle fig

adirarsi, reagire (at a; with con)

bristle with VB [ˈbrɪs(ə)l -] (bristle with [sth])

bristle with spikes, arms, pins, problems

essere irto di

bristle with police, soldiers

brulicare di

Translations for bristles in the Italian»English Dictionary

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setola

bristle

setola di maiale

pig bristle

setola di cinghiale

boar bristle

pennello di setole

bristle brush

inalberarsi

to bristle

si inalbera al minimo rimprovero

he bristles at the slightest reproach

essere irto di chiodi, spine

to bristle with

brulicare di zona: poliziotti, soldati

to bristle with

arruffarsi pelo, piume:

to bristle

setola di maiale

pig bristle

pennello di setole

bristle brush

rizzarsi peli:

to bristle

bristles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bristles in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bristle [ˈbrɪ·sl] N

bristle of an animal

setola f

bristle on the face

barba f

bristle of a brush

setole f pl

II.bristle [ˈbrɪ·sl] VB intr

1. bristle fur, hair:

bristle

rizzarsi

2. bristle fig:

to bristle with anger

infuriarsi

Translations for bristles in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

setola

bristle

bristles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bristle with anger

infuriarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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Above the trunk the plant has a crown of branching thinner stems, which may be entirely spineless or bear spines reduced to a few bristles.

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

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The flower has small green sepals, which are lined with hairs and long 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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The brushes come in various shapes and sizes, and are usually made using animal hair for the bristles.

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In such cases, it can be equipped with sensory bristles and strong rasping ridges around the mouth.

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

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