hackles

"hackles" German translation

„hackles“: plural

[ˈhæklz]plural | Plural pl

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examples

his hackles rose

sein Fell sträubte sich (im Nacken)

his hackles rose

with one’s hackles up

with one’s hackles up

Ich finde den Bericht recht zaghaft, und doch hat er den Zorn gewisser Mitglieder erregt.

I feel that this is an over-cautious report, and yet it is already raising some people' s hackles.

Source: Europarl

Sobald im Agrarbereich das Wort Kofinanzierung fällt, spitzen alle die Ohren.

As soon as the term cofinancing is mentioned in terms of agriculture, people' s hackles rise.

Source: Europarl

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