tener los pelos de punta
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to have one's hairs on end."
tener los pelos de punta
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to be very afraid or repulsed)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to get the creeps (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Oí un alarido horrible. Tenía los pelos de punta y me había quedado paralizada.I heard a horrible shriek. I got the creeps and I was paralyzed.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Qué miedo pasé dentro la casa abandonada. Tenía los pelos de punta.I got really scared inside the abandoned house. It gave me the shivers.
Se trata de una brillante película de terror que hace que cada pocos minutos tengas los pelos de punta.It's a brilliant horror movie that makes your hair stand on end every few minutes.
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