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∎ she gave a shy smile elle sourit timidement;∎ he's shy of adults il est timide avec les adultes;∎ he's always been shy and retiring il a toujours été timide;∎ she's camera shy elle n'aime pas être prise en photo;∎ to make sb shy intimider qn;∎ most people are shy of speaking in public la plupart des gens ont peur de parler en public;∎ don't be shy of asking for more n'hésitez pas à en redemander;∎ he fought shy of admitting his interest il a fait tout ce qu'il a pu pour ne pas avoir à admettre qu'il était intéressé(b) (animal, bird) peureux∎ to be shy of manquer de, être à court de;∎ we're $600 shy of making our goal il nous manque 600 dollars pour atteindre notre objectif∎ he took a shy at the pigeon with a stone il a lancé une pierre sur le pigeon∎ she decided to have or to take a shy at skiing elle a décidé d'essayer le ski(horse) broncher;∎ his horse shied at the last fence son cheval a bronché devant le dernier obstaclelancer, jeter∎ to shy away from sth/doing sth éviter qch/de faire qch;∎ she shied away from talking to him elle a évité de lui parler
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shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi … New Collegiate Dictionary
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