| Principal Translations |
| bristles npl | (brush: stiff filaments) (cepillo) | cerda nf |
| | | pelo nm |
| | (peine) | diente nm |
| | (peine) | púa nf |
| | Clean the mat using a brush with wire bristles. |
| | Limpia la alfombra con un cepillo de cerdas de alambre. |
| bristles npl | (man: stubble, whiskers) | barba nf |
| | | pelo nm |
| | His bristles were scratchy when he kissed me. |
| | Su barba me dio picazón cuando me besó. |
| bristles npl | (animal hair) | cerdas nfpl |
| | | sedas, setas nfpl |
| | Boars have long, stiff bristles. |
| | Las cerdas de los jabalíes son largas y duras. |
| bristles npl | (plant: stiff fibre) | pelos nmpl |
| | The stalks of courgette plants have bristles. |
| | Los tallos de la planta del calabacín tienen pelos. |
| bristle⇒ vi | (animal: stiffen hairs) | erizarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The cat bristled whenever someone approached it. |
| | El gato se erizaba cada vez que alguien se le acercaba. |
| bristle vi | figurative (react with annoyance) | enfurecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | resentirse⇒, enojarse⇒ v prnl |
| | She bristled when I suggested she hadn't done her share. |
| | Se enfureció cuando sugerí que no había hecho su parte. |
| bristle with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (react with: irritation, offence) | encresparse de v prnl + prep |
| | (susto) | erizarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Victoria bristled with indignation at the suggestion that she had lied. |
| | Victoria se encrespó de indignación ante la sugerencia de que había mentido. |
| bristle with [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (be full of) | estar lleno de, estar plagado de, estar repleto de loc verb |
| | The town square is bristling with tourists. |
| | La plaza del pueblo está llena de turistas. |