bristly

/ˈbrɪs.təl.i/ /ˈbrɪs.tli/

Meanings

adjective

Cerroso, erizado

Covered with bristles.

Examples :

"The new paintbrush had bristles that were so bristly, it was difficult to use. "

El nuevo pincel tenía cerdas tan cerrosas que era difícil de usar.

adjective

Irritable, susceptible, propenso a enfadarse

Easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling.

Examples :

"My usually calm cat becomes bristly if anyone tries to touch her belly. "

Mi gato, normalmente tranquilo, se vuelve irritable si alguien intenta tocarle la barriga.

character attitude person

Related Words

easily adverb

/ˈiː.zə.liː/

Fácilmente, cómodamente

"The new math homework was easily understood by the students. "

Los estudiantes entendieron fácilmente la nueva tarea de matemáticas.

antagonized verb

/ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪzd/ /ənˈtæɡəˌnaɪzd/

Antagonizar, oponerse

"The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears."

Los otros niños antagonizaban constantemente a Joe hasta el punto de las lágrimas.

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Normalmente, generalmente

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Excepto uno o dos días al año, normalmente va al trabajo caminando.

susceptible noun

/səˈsɛptɪbl̩/

Persona susceptible

"The susceptible in our class are getting the flu. "

Los susceptibles de nuestra clase están contrayendo la gripe.

bristling verb

/ˈbrɪslɪŋ/ /ˈbrɪzlɪŋ/

Erizarse

"The cat was bristling, its fur standing on end, when the dog barked loudly. "

El gato se erizó, su pelaje se puso de punta, cuando el perro ladró fuerte.

becomes verb

/bəˈkʌmz/

Llegar, venir

"The taxi becomes visible at the end of the street. "

El taxi llega al final de la calle.

paintbrush noun

/ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/

Pincel

"The artist used a small paintbrush to carefully paint the details of the flower. "

El artista usó un pincel pequeño para pintar cuidadosamente los detalles de la flor.

bristles noun

/ˈbrɪsəlz/

Cerda, pelo áspero

"the bristles of a pig"

Las cerdas de un cerdo.

covered verb

/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/

Cubrir

"He covered the baby with a blanket."

Él cubrió al bebé con una manta.

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.

irritable adjective

/ˈɪɹɪtəbl/

Irritable

"My sister is very irritable this week; she's easily annoyed by small things. "

Mi hermana está muy irritable esta semana; se molesta fácilmente por cosas pequeñas.

irascible adjective

/ɪˈɹæs.ə.bəl/

Irascible, irritable

"My grandpa is quite irascible; even a small delay in his dinner can set off his temper. "

Mi abuelo es bastante irascible; incluso un pequeño retraso en su cena puede hacer que se enfade.