WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| bristles npl | (brush: stiff filaments) | stålborst, borst s |
| | Clean the mat using a brush with wire bristles. |
| bristles npl | (man: stubble, whiskers) (allmänt) | stubb, skäggstubb s |
| | | skäggstrå s |
| | His bristles were scratchy when he kissed me. |
| bristles npl | (animal hair) | borst s |
| | | svinborst s |
| | Boars have long, stiff bristles. |
| bristles npl | (plant: stiff fibre) | hårt fiber adj + s |
| | | borst s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The stalks of courgette plants have bristles. |
| bristle⇒ vi | (animal: stiffen hairs) | resa borst vitr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | resa ragg vitr + s |
| | | skjuta rygg vitr + s |
| | The cat bristled whenever someone approached it. |
| bristle vi | figurative (react with annoyance) (bildligt) | resa ragg vitr + s |
| | | bli ilsken, bli irriterad vitr + adv |
| | | bli fientlig vitr + adv |
| | She bristled when I suggested she hadn't done her share. |
| bristle with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (react with: irritation, offence) | ilskna till av ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | bli jättearg över ngt vbal uttr |
| | Victoria bristled with indignation at the suggestion that she had lied. |
| bristle with [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (be full of) (bildlig) | krylla av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | vara full av ngt vbal uttr |
| | The town square is bristling with tourists. |