bristles


From the verb bristle: (⇒ conjugate)
bristles is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v 3rd person singular
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'bristles' tiene referencia cruzada con 'bristle'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'bristles' is cross-referenced with 'bristle'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bristle brush n (brush with stiff hairs)cepillo de cerda grupo nom m
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