bristle

bristle
'brisl
noun
(a short, stiff hair on an animal or brush: The dog's bristles rose when it was angry.) cerda
bristle
tr['brɪsəl]
noun
1 cerda
intransitive verb
1 (hair) erizarse, ponerse de punta
2 (show annoyance) mosquearse
bristle ['brɪsəl] vi, -tled ; -tling
1) : erizarse, ponerse de punta
2) : enfurecerse, enojarse
she bristled at the suggestion: se enfureció ante tal sugerencia
3) : estar plagado, estar repleto
a city bristling with tourists: una ciudad repleta de turistas
bristle n
: cerda f (de un animal), pelo m (de una planta)
bristle
n.
cerda s.f.
seda s.f.
seta s.f.
v.
encrespar v.
erizar v.

I 'brɪsəl
count & mass noun
a) (on animal) cerda f
b) (on person)

his face was covered in bristle(s) — tenía la barba crecida


II
intransitive verb
a) (stand up) \<\<hair\>\> erizarse*, ponerse* de punta
b) (show annoyance) erizarse*

to bristle at something: she bristled at his rudeness — su grosería la irritó

c) (have many)

to bristle with something: the place was bristling with tourists el lugar estaba repleto or (pey) plagado de turistas; to bristle with difficulties — estar* erizado de dificultades

['brɪsl]
1.
N [of brush, on animal] cerda f [of beard]

bristle(s) — barba f (incipiente)

2. VI
1) [hair etc] erizarse, ponerse de punta

to bristle with — (fig) estar erizado de

he bristled with anger — se enfureció

2) (fig) [person] resentirse (at de)
3.
CPD

bristle brush N — cepillo m de púas

* * *

I ['brɪsəl]
count & mass noun
a) (on animal) cerda f
b) (on person)

his face was covered in bristle(s) — tenía la barba crecida


II
intransitive verb
a) (stand up) \<\<hair\>\> erizarse*, ponerse* de punta
b) (show annoyance) erizarse*

to bristle at something: she bristled at his rudeness — su grosería la irritó

c) (have many)

to bristle with something: the place was bristling with tourists el lugar estaba repleto or (pey) plagado de turistas; to bristle with difficulties — estar* erizado de dificultades


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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