Translation of hackles from English into Dutch
Noun, plural
emotion
feelings of anger or resentment- His hackles were raised by the unfair criticism.Zijn nekharen gingen overeind staan door de oneerlijke kritiek.
bird
- The rooster's hackles were brightly colored.De nekveren van de haan waren felgekleurd
Expressions with hackles: examples in English and translations in Dutch
Images of hackles
(animal hairs) nekharen 
(bird) nekveren
Synonyms and analogies of hackles in English
Examples of hackles in a sentence
The proposal raised hackles among the staff. The cat's hackles rose at the sound of thunder. Seeing the rival, his hackles were visibly raised. The bird fluffed its hackles in a display of aggression. The hackles on the bird's neck stood up as it sensed danger.
animal reaction
- The dog's hackles rose as it growled.De haren van de hond gingen overeind staan terwijl hij gromde.
bird feathers
- The rooster's hackles were bright and colorful.De sierveren van de haan waren fel en kleurrijk.
animal behavior
- The bird hackled at the sight of the predator.De vogel richtte zijn veren op bij het zien van de roofdier
fiber preparation
- They hackle the flax before spinning.Ze hekelen het vlas voordat ze gaan spinnen.
Translations of "hackles" in Context ordered by category and frequency
The way the neighbours talk about immigrants really raises my hackles.
De manier waarop de buren over immigranten praten jaagt me echt op de kast.
The unfair criticism from his boss raised his hackles immediately.
De oneerlijke kritiek van zijn baas joeg hem meteen op de kast.
Her constant interruptions raised everyone's hackles during the presentation.
Haar constante onderbrekingen joegen iedereen tijdens de presentatie op de kast.
His sarcastic email raised hackles across the team and sparked a heated argument.
Zijn sarcastische e-mail joeg het hele team op de kast en veroorzaakte ruzie.
Other translations for hackles:
- vachtnf.
- nekharen
hackles: Examples and translations in context
His constant interruptions during the meeting really raised hackles around the table.
Zijn constante onderbrekingen tijdens de vergadering joegen iedereen aan tafel op de kast.
His sarcastic comments online raised her hackles, so she finally unfollowed him.
Zijn sarcastische opmerkingen online joegen haar zo op de kast dat ze hem ontvolgde.
His constant blame-shifting raised hackles and made cooperation almost impossible for us.
Zijn constante geschuif met schuld joeg ons op de kast en maakte samenwerken onmogelijk.
Those insensitive jokes about layoffs raised hackles in an already nervous office.
Die ongevoelige grappen over ontslagen joegen mensen op de kast in het toch al nerveuze kantoor.
His snide remark about her accent raised her hackles instantly.
Zijn hatelijke opmerking over haar accent joeg haar meteen op de kast.
Her smug tone raised hackles before she even finished her first sentence.
Haar zelfingenomen toon joeg mensen op de kast nog voor haar eerste zin.
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