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How do I say

It made the hair on my neck stand up' in German?

I'd like to say it in this context:

The horror film was so scary that it made the hair on my neck stand up.

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  • -1 for asking a translation. Apart: it's identical to this question in the Spanish LU site.)
    – c.p.
    Dec 15, 2013 at 16:37

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The horror film was so scary that it made the hair on my neck stand up.

Direct, but idiomatic translations:

Der Horrorfilm war so angsteinflößend, dass...

  • ...mir die Haare zu Berge standen.
  • ...mir ein (kalter) Schauer über den Rücken lief.
  • ...ich eine Gänsehaut bekam.

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It would be fine to just write: "...sodass sich meine Nackenhaare aufrichteten", or "...meine Nackenhaare sträubten"

Another possibility would be: "...sodass ich eine Gänsehaut bekam"

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    I think the Gänsehaut expression is the best one in the given context.
    – splattne
    Dec 14, 2013 at 9:14
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An idiomatic version would be

ihm standen die Haare zu Berge

..., dass mir die Haare zu Berge standen.

There's no need to restrict yourself to neck hair in German.

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