Bristle
Translations of "bristle" (31 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | μῆριγξ(stiff or coarse hair) | mêrinx | |
| Bulgarian | четина(stiff or coarse hair), настръхвам(to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | četina, nastrǎhvam | |
| Catalan | cerra(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Czech | štětina(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Danish | børste(stiff or coarse hair), børste(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), børstehår(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | — | |
| Dutch | borstelhaar(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), stoppelhaar(stiff or coarse hair), recht overeind staan(to be on one's guard), stekelig reageren(to be on one's guard) | — | |
| Esperanto | hirtiĝi(to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | — | |
| Faroese | bust(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Finnish | harjas(stiff or coarse hair), harjas(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | — | |
| French | poil(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), soie(stiff or coarse hair), se hérisser(to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | — | |
| Galician | seda(stiff or coarse hair), serda(stiff or coarse hair), encrechar(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), erizar(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), recachar(to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | — | |
| German | Borste(stiff or coarse hair), Borste(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | — | |
| Hawaiian | heu(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Hungarian | szál(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), szőr(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), sörte(stiff or coarse hair), sörte(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | — | |
| Italian | barba corta ispida(stiff or coarse hair), pelo ispido(stiff or coarse hair), setola(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), setole(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | — | |
| Latin | saeta(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Macedonian | четина(stiff or coarse hair) | četina | |
| Māori | perehina(stiff or coarse hair), tarakina(stiff or coarse hair), wana(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Norwegian | bust(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Occitan | pel(stiff or coarse hair), pel(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | قیل(stiff or coarse hair) | qıl | |
| Polish | sierść(stiff or coarse hair), szczecina(stiff or coarse hair), włosie(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), jeżyć się(to be on one's guard), najeżać się(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), najeżyć się(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), zjeżyć się(to be on one's guard) | — | |
| Portuguese | cerda(stiff or coarse hair), cerda(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), eriçar(to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | — | |
| Russian | ворс(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), щети́на(stiff or coarse hair), щети́на(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), ощети́ниваться(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), ощети́ниться(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), топо́рщиться(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), щети́ниться(to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | vors, ščetína, ščetína, oščetínivatʹsja, oščetínitʹsja, topórščitʹsja, ščetínitʹsja | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kostret(stiff or coarse hair), kostrijet(stiff or coarse hair), osje(stiff or coarse hair), čekinja(stiff or coarse hair), četina(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Spanish | ceda(stiff or coarse hair), cerda(stiff or coarse hair), cerda(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), cerdamen(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), clin(stiff or coarse hair), crin(stiff or coarse hair), crines(stiff or coarse hair), seda(stiff or coarse hair), seta(stiff or coarse hair), erizarse(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), horripilarse(to rise or stand erect, like bristle), ponerse a la defensiva(to be on one's guard) | — | |
| Swedish | borst(stiff or coarse hair), borst(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), svinborst(stiff or coarse hair), lystra(to be on one's guard), resa(to be on one's guard), resa ragg(to be on one's guard), skjuta rygg(to be on one's guard), stå på ända(to be on one's guard) | — | |
| Tagalog | tutsang(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Turkish | kıl(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.), sert kıl(stiff or coarse hair) | — | |
| Ukrainian | щети́на(stiff or coarse hair) | ščetýna | |
| Welsh | gwrych(stiff or coarse hair) | — |
cerra
štětina
børste, børste, børstehår
borstelhaar, stoppelhaar, recht overeind staan, stekelig reageren
hirtiĝi
bust
harjas, harjas
poil, soie, se hérisser
seda, serda, encrechar, erizar, recachar
Borste, Borste
heu
szál, szőr, sörte, sörte
barba corta ispida, pelo ispido, setola, setole
saeta
perehina, tarakina, wana
bust
pel, pel
sierść, szczecina, włosie, jeżyć się, najeżać się, najeżyć się, zjeżyć się
cerda, cerda, eriçar
ворс, щети́на, щети́на, ощети́ниваться, ощети́ниться, топо́рщиться, щети́ниться
vors, ščetína, ščetína, oščetínivatʹsja, oščetínitʹsja, topórščitʹsja, ščetínitʹsja
kostret, kostrijet, osje, čekinja, četina
ceda, cerda, cerda, cerdamen, clin, crin, crines, seda, seta, erizarse, horripilarse, ponerse a la defensiva
borst, borst, svinborst, lystra, resa, resa ragg, skjuta rygg, stå på ända
tutsang
kıl, sert kıl
gwrych
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