Faire se dresser les cheveux, par exemple de peur.
To make hair stand up stiffly, as from fear.
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Le cri suffisait à faire dresser les cheveux. — The scream was enough to bristle the hair.
Le poil du chien s'est hérissé au bruit étrange. — The dog's fur bristled at the strange noise.
Le bruit du vent dans la cheminée peut faire dresser les cheveux. — The sound of the wind in the chimney can bristle the hair.
Le chat s'est-il hérissé en voyant le chien ? — Did the cat bristle when it saw the dog?
Cette musique fait-elle dresser les cheveux, ou est-ce juste moi ? — Does that music bristle the hair, or is it just me?
Ne fais pas se hérisser les poils de ma nuque. — Please don't make the hair bristle on my neck.
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