a short, stiff hair on an animal or brush: “The dog's bristles rose when it was angry.”
borstelhaar, stoppelhaar

'bristly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

having bristles; rough: “a bristly moustache.”
borstelig
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to bristle	omhoogkomen (ww.) ; opstijgen (ww.) ; opvliegen (ww.)
bristle	borstelhaar ; overeind gaan staan ; stekelhaar ; stoppelhaar

Bronnen: interglot; KNNV Botanical glossary; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Wikipedia




EN: become annoyed
EN: become indignant
EN: get angry
EN: get your hackles up
EN: hair
EN: prickle

EN: set up one's bristles NL: nijdig worden
EN: bristle with NL: vol zitten met, wemelen van