Haare steil aufrichten lassen, etwa aus Angst.
To make hair stand up stiffly, as from fear.
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Der Schrei reichte, um die Haare aufzustellen. — The scream was enough to bristle the hair.
Das Fell des Hundes sträubte sich bei dem fremden Geräusch. — The dog's fur bristled at the strange noise.
Das Heulen des Windes im Kamin kann die Haare aufstellen. — The sound of the wind in the chimney can bristle the hair.
Sträubte sich das Fell der Katze, als sie den Hund sah? — Did the cat bristle when it saw the dog?
Stellt diese Musik die Haare auf, oder geht das nur mir so? — Does that music bristle the hair, or is it just me?
Bitte lass mir nicht die Nackenhaare sich sträuben. — Please don't make the hair bristle on my neck.
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