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Bristle
01
poil
a short, thick, coarse hair growing naturally on an animal or person
Exemples
He felt the bristles of his unshaven chin.
Il sentit les soies de son menton non rasé.
02
poil, soie
a stiff, coarse fiber, natural or synthetic, used in brushes or similar tools
Exemples
The paintbrush 's bristles were made of nylon.
Les poils du pinceau étaient en nylon.
to bristle
01
se hérisser, s'irriter
to react in an angry, aggressive, or defensive manner
Exemples
Her comments made him bristle with irritation.
Ses commentaires l'ont fait se hérisser d'irritation.
02
grouiller de
to be filled or crowded with a large number of something
Intransitive
Exemples
The city bristled with armed guards.
La ville grouillait de gardes armés.
03
se hérisser
to react or respond with anger, irritation, or indignation, often by stiffening or erecting hairs or bristles on the body
Intransitive
04
hérisser, se hérisser
to be thickly covered with or as if with stiff hairs or spines
Intransitive: to bristle with sth
Exemples
The hedgehog bristled with quills when threatened.
Le hérisson se hérissa de piquants lorsqu'il fut menacé.
Arbre Lexical
bristlelike
bristly
bristle
