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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 [∫aɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = nervous) [person, smile, look] timide ; [animal] craintif• she went all shy when asked to give her opinion (inf) elle a été tout intimidée quand on lui a demandé de donner son avisb. ( = wary) to be shy of sb/sth avoir peur de qn/qch[horse] faire un écart (at devant)* * *[ʃaɪ] 1.1) ( timid) [person] timide (with, of avec); [animal] farouche (with, of avec)2) ( afraid)3) ( avoid)2.intransitive verb [horse] faire un écart (at devant)Phrasal Verbs:- shy away -
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♦ shy (1) /ʃaɪ/a.1 pauroso; timoroso; schivo (lett.); timido: a shy little girl, una ragazzina timorosa; a shy approach, un timido approccio● shy of, a ( un certo tempo) da: I was one month shy of retirement, ero a un mese dalla pensione □ (fam. USA) to be shy of (o on), essere a corto di ( quattrini, ecc.) □ to be shy of doing st., esitare (o essere riluttante) a far qc. □ to fight shy of, evitare; stare (o girare) alla larga da □ to be gun-shy, aver paura di toccare (o di sparare con, del rumore di) un fucile □ to make sb. shy, intimidire q. □ to be shy of women, avere paura delle donne; esserne intimidito □ (fam. USA) I'm three bucks shy, mi mancano tre dollari ( per pagare un debito, una scommessa, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) We are ten votes shy, ci mancano dieci voti ( per vincere) □ (fam. USA) It's just shy of ten, manca poco alle dieci.shy (2) /ʃaɪ/n.scarto, scartata ( di un cavallo).shy (3) /ʃaɪ/n. (fam. antiq.)1 lancio; getto; colpo; tiro2 tentativo; prova3 frecciata; stoccata; motto pungente: to have a shy at sb., lanciare una frecciata a q.; schernire q.● to have a shy at st., tentare d'ottenere qc.; cercare di colpire qc.(to) shy (1) /ʃaɪ/v. i.1 ( di cavallo) adombrarsi; fare uno scarto: His horse shied at the fence, il suo cavallo fece uno scarto davanti all'ostacolo2 (fig.) essere riluttante; esitare; tirarsi indietro● to shy away from st., rifuggire da qc.; evitare di, guardarsi (bene) dal fare qc. □ to shy off, schivare; scansare; tirarsi indietro, rifiutare.(to) shy (2) /ʃaɪ/ (fam. antiq.)v. t.gettare; lanciare; tirare; scagliare: The boy shied a stone over the fence, il ragazzo ha tirato un sasso oltre lo steccato. -
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A adj4 US ( short) I'm 10 cents shy of a dollar il me manque 10 cents pour faire un dollar ; he's two years shy of 40 dans deux ans il aura 40 ans.C vi [horse] faire un écart (at devant).■ shy away se tenir à l'écart (from de) ; to shy away from doing répugner à faire. -
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v.• esquivar v.VI + ADV1) (lit) [horse] asustarse, espantarse; [person] asustarse2) (fig)to shy away from sth — huir or rehuir de algo
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1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) tímido, vergonzoso, reservado2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) avergonzado3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) asustadizo, huraño
2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) espantarse- shyly- shyness
shy adj tímidoEl comparativo de shy se puede escribir shyer o shier; el superlativo se puede escribir shyest o shiesttr[ʃaɪ]1 (person - timid) tímido,-a; (- bashful) vergonzoso,-a; (- reserved) reservado,-a; (- unsociable, nervous) huraño,-a■ don't be shy no seas tímido, no tengas vergüenza, no te cortes2 (animal) asustadizo,-a, huraño,-a1 (horse) espantarse (at, de), respingar, asustarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLonce bitten, twice shy gato escaldado del agua fría huyeto be shy about doing something darle vergüenza a uno hacer algoto be shy of doing something (wary, cautious) tener miedo de hacer algo, no atreverse a hacer algoto be shy of something SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (lacking, short) andar escaso,-a de algo, faltar algo————————tr[ʃaɪ]1 (throw) tirar, lanzar1) timid: tímido2) wary: cautelosohe's not shy about asking: no vacila en preguntar3) short: corto (de dinero, etc.)I'm two dollars shy: me faltan dos dólaresadj.• arisco, -a adj.• asombradizo, -a adj.• asustadizo, -a adj.• espantadizo, -a adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• huidizo, -a adj.• huraño, -a adj.• lengüicorto, -a adj.• pudibundo, -a adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• púdico, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.• receloso, -a adj.• retraído, -a adj.• tímido, -a adj.• vergonzoso, -a adj.n.• echada s.f.• respingo s.m.v.• espantarse v.• lanzar v.• respingar v.
I ʃaɪadjective shyer, shyestdon't be shy — no seas tímido, que no te dé vergüenza
2) ( lacking) (AmE colloq) (pred, no comp)to be shy of something: we were shy of funds andábamos escasos or (fam) cortos de fondos; he was four years shy of being eligible to retire — le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse
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shies, shying, shied intransitive verb \<\<horse\>\> respingar*
I [ʃaɪ]1. ADJ(compar shyer) (superl shyest)1) (=nervous) [person] vergonzoso, tímido; [smile] tímido; [animal] asustadizo, hurañocome on, don't be shy! — ¡venga, no seas tímido or no tengas vergüenza!
she went all shy when asked to give her opinion — le dio vergüenza cuando le preguntaron su opinión, le dio corte cuando le preguntaron su opinión (Sp) *
they may feel shy about talking to her — puede que les dé vergüenza hablar con ella, puede que les dé corte hablar con ella (Sp) *
bite 2., 1), camera-shy, fight 3., 3), gun-shyto be shy with people — ser tímido con la gente, sentirse cohibido con la gente
2)• shy of (esp US) (=short of) —
we're $65,000 shy of the $1 million that's needed — nos faltan 65.000 dólares para el millón de dólares que se necesitan
2.VI [horse] asustarse, espantarse (at de)- shy away
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[ʃaɪ](Brit) N (=throw) tirada f* * *
I [ʃaɪ]adjective shyer, shyestdon't be shy — no seas tímido, que no te dé vergüenza
2) ( lacking) (AmE colloq) (pred, no comp)to be shy of something: we were shy of funds andábamos escasos or (fam) cortos de fondos; he was four years shy of being eligible to retire — le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse
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shies, shying, shied intransitive verb \<\<horse\>\> respingar* -
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I [ʃaɪ]2) (afraid)3) (avoid)II [ʃaɪ]verbo intransitivo [ horse] adombrarsi (at davanti a)- shy away* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) timido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) timoroso3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) diffidente, guardingo2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) (fare uno scarto)- shyly- shyness* * *[ʃaɪ]timido (-a), (unsociable) schivo (-a)don't be shy of asking for... — non esitare a chiedere...
2. vito shy (at) — fare uno scarto (davanti a)3. vt old(throw) scagliare* * *I [ʃaɪ]2) (afraid)3) (avoid)II [ʃaɪ]verbo intransitivo [ horse] adombrarsi (at davanti a)- shy away -
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I 1. adjective,don't be shy — sei nicht [so] schüchtern!
feel shy about doing something — sich genieren, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbbe shy of doing something — Hemmungen haben, etwas zu tun
scheuen (at vor + Dat.)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91561/shy_away">shy awayII 1. transitive verb(throw)2. intransitive verbshy something at something/somebody — etwas auf etwas/jemanden schmeißen (ugs.)
schmeißen (ugs.) (at nach)* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) schüchtern2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zurückhaltend2. verb- shyly- shyness* * *shy1[ʃaɪ]( dated)I. vt<- ie->( fam)▪ to \shy sth at sb/sth etw auf jdn/etw werfenshy2[ʃaɪ]I. adj1. (timid) schüchtern\shy smile scheues Lächelnwe're only £100 \shy of the total amount uns fehlen nur noch 100 Pfund vom GesamtbetragII. vi<- ie->1. horse scheuen2. (avoid)* * *I [ʃaɪ]1. adj (+er)1) schüchtern; animal scheuto be shy of/with sb — Hemmungen vor/gegenüber jdm haben
to be shy of or about doing sth — Hemmungen haben, etw zu tun
don't be shy of telling me if there's anything you need — sagen Sie mir ruhig, wenn Sie etwas brauchen
See:→ fight2) (esp US inf= short)
we're 3 dollars shy — wir haben 3 Dollar zu wenigtwo days shy of his 95th birthday — zwei Tage vor seinem 95. Geburtstag
2. vi(horse) scheuen (at vor +dat) II1. n(= throw) Wurf mto have a shy at sth (fig) — sich an etw (dat)
I'll have a shy at it to have a shy at doing sth — ich kanns ja mal versuchen etw zu tun versuchen
2. vtwerfen* * *shy1 [ʃaı]A adj (adv shyly) komp shyer, shier, sup shyest, shiest [-ıst]1. scheu (Tier)2. (kontakt)scheu, schüchtern3. zurückhaltend:4. misstrauisch5. zaghaft:6. besonders US umg knapp (of an dat):shy of money knapp bei Kasse umg9. kümmerlich (Pflanze, Tier)B v/i1. scheuen (at vor dat) (Pferd etc)shy away from doing sth davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tunshy2 [ʃaı]A v/t werfen, schleudernB v/i werfen (at nach)C s1. Wurf m2. figa) Hieb m, Stichelei fb) Versuch m:* * *I 1. adjective,don't be shy — sei nicht [so] schüchtern!
feel shy about doing something — sich genieren, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbbe shy of doing something — Hemmungen haben, etwas zu tun
scheuen (at vor + Dat.)Phrasal Verbs:- shy awayII 1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbshy something at something/somebody — etwas auf etwas/jemanden schmeißen (ugs.)
schmeißen (ugs.) (at nach)* * *n.scheu adj.schüchtern adj. v.scheuen v. -
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1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) tímido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) retraído3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) arisco2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) espantar-se- shyly- shyness* * *shy1[ʃai] vt 1 espantar-se, recuar, assustar-se. the horse shies at the train / o cavalo espanta-se com o trem. he shies at it / ele recua diante disso. 2 encolher, contrair-se. • adj 1 tímido, acanhado, modesto. 2 medroso, assustado. 3 cauteloso, desconfiado, cuidadoso. 4 escondido, retirado. 5 sl carente, mal provido. to be shy of funds sl estar pronto (sem dinheiro). to fight shy of something evitar. he fights shy of doing it / ele tem receio de o fazer. he fights shy of me / ele procura evitar-me. to shy at recuar. to shy away from evitar fazer algo, recear, esquivar-se de.————————shy2[ʃai] n arremesso, lance (de pedra). • vt coll atirar rápida e silenciosamente. to have a shy at atirar contra.————————shy3[ʃai] suf acrescentado a substantivos formando adjetivos. camera-shy ter vergonha de ser fotografado, filmado. coconut shy barraca de parque de diversões onde pessoas jogam bolas para derrubar cocos. work shy preguiçoso, que não quer trabalhar. -
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1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sjenert, blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) skvetten, sky, engstelig3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skvetten, lettskremt, sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skvette, bli sky for- shyly- shynessblyg--------skvetten--------skyIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/( om hest) plutselig sprang, plutselig kast, plutselig rykkIIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/1) kast2) ( overført) forsøkhave a shy at someone håne noen, drive gjøn med noenhave a shy at something prøve å treffe noe (spesielt med ball eller stein) ( overført) forsøke seg på noeIIIverb \/ʃaɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) kaste, slenge2) ( spesielt om hest) skvette, bli skremt3) unnvike, rygge (tilbake)shy away flykte, trekke seg unnashy away from doing something vike tilbake for å gjøre noeshy away from the thought\/idea of steile ved tanken påshy from vike tilbake forIVadj. \/ʃaɪ\/1) (folke)sky, tilbaketrukket2) blyg, sjenert, unnselig3) lettskremt, skvetten, engstelig (av seg), mistenksom, redd4) (amer. hverdagslig) lysskyfight shy of forsøke å unngå, gå utenomshy of sky for mistenksom mot forsiktig medbe shy of doing something være redd for å gjøre noe, være motvillig til å gjøre noeshy with blyg overfor -
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1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) genert2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) genert3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) springe til siden; refusere- shyly- shyness* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) genert2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) genert3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) springe til siden; refusere- shyly- shyness -
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1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sramežljiv2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zadržan3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plah2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) vzpenjati se, izogibati se- shyly- shyness* * *I [šái]1.adjective ( shyly adverb)plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj); colloquially dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu; American slang ki je izgubil, brez; American reven (of z)shy of money American slang na trdem z denarjemI am shy a dollar American slang sem ob dolarto be shy of s.o. — iti komu s pota, izogibati se kogato be shy of s.th. — bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česato be shy of doing s.th. — oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj nareditionce bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji;2.nounplašljivost (konja);3.intransitive verbplašiti se, odskočiti (o konju); figuratively umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti seto shy at s.th. — bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česaII [šái]1.nounmet, lučaj, metanje; figuratively zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka; colloquially poskusto have a shy at s.o. — zagnati za kom, figuratively zasramovati, zasmehovati kogato have a shy at doing s.th. — poskusiti nekaj napravitito have a shy at roulette — poskusiti enkrat z ruleto;2.transitive verb colloquiallyvreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v); intransitive verb napasti (s kamnom) -
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̈ɪʃaɪ I
1. сущ. неожиданный прыжок (в сторону) лошади. испугавшейся чего-л., шараханье
2. прил.
1) а) недоверчивый, подозрительный (of) (о человеке) Syn: suspicious, distrustful б) пугливый, осторожный( о птицах, животных) в) диал. норовистый, пугливый ( о лошади) Syn: skittish
2) осторожный;
делающий что-л. с неохотой;
нерешительный Syn: chary, reluctant
3) застенчивый, робкий;
стеснительный a shy boy ≈ застенчивый мальчик Syn: bashful, timid
4) амер. недостающий, отсутствующий Syn: lacking
3. гл. бросаться в сторону, пугаться At the last moment the horse shied at the fence and threw its rider. ≈ В последний момент лошадь рванула в сторону от барьера и сбросила седока. shy away Syn: demur II
1. сущ.
1) бросок (быстрый, резкий)
2) разг. резкое насмешливое замечание;
колкость, насмешка, издевка Syn: fling
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3) разг. попытка;
проба Syn: trial
1., shot I
1., go
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4) метатель, разбрасыватель Syn: thrower
2. гл. швырять, бросать, кидать, метать (снаряд, камень, мяч) You have to stop those boys shying rocks at passing cars. ≈ Этих ребят надо отучить швырять камни в проезжающие автомобили. Syn: jerk
2., throw
2., toss
2. скачок( испугавшейся лошади) застенчивый, стеснительный, стыдливый;
робкий, тихий - * girl застенчивая девушка - he is very * with strangers он очень стесняется посторонних пугливый, осторожный (о птицах, животных) ;
норовистый (о лошадях) - flamingoes are very * фламинго очень пугливы - today the fish are * сегодня рыба не клюет (обыкн. of) не склонный, не могущий решиться или осмелиться (сделать что-либо) ;
нерешительный - he is * of taking the responsibility он не хочет брать на себя ответственность - he is * of interfering он не решается вмешиваться - they are not * of such a hypothesis они не боятся такого предположения - why are you so * in owning it? почему вы не решаетесь признать это? (of) боязливый, недоверчивый - to be * of geath бояться смерти - to be * of people сторониться людей( редкое) уединенный, тихий;
укромный - * recesses укромные уголки - * house уединенный дом недостаточный;
недостающий - my blunt is getting * мои денежки тают - they are * of funds у них маловато ресурсов - he was * of the required two-thirds majority он не набрал необходимого большинства в две трети голосов - he looks about ten years * of his 62 ему 62 года, но он выглядит на десять лет моложе( устаревшее) скудный, скромный - * dinner скудный обед - her geography is rather * у нее хромает география( устаревшее) сомнительный, подозрительный - * place подозрительное место - * character сомнительная репутация;
темная личность - * saloons притоны (-shy) как компонент сложных слов боящийся, чурающийся - work-shy увиливающий от работы > to look * on people смотреть на людей с подозрением > to fight * of избегать (кого-либо) ;
уклоняться( от чего-либо) ;
шарахаться( от чего-либо) > to fight * of smth. уклоняться от чего-либо > we fight * of criticising him мы избегаем критиковать его отступать, останавливаться (перед чем-либо) ;
не решаться, колебаться - he won't * at treachery он не остановится перед предательством - he will never * to do it он сделает это не задумываясь пугаться - to * at the sight of blood испугаться при виде крови - she shies at the very thought of it она дрожит при одной мысли об этом - the horse shied at an automobile лошадь испугалась автомобиля сторониться, избегать;
уклоняться, увиливать (тж. * away, * off) - he has shied us lately он сторонился нас последнее время - he shies the subject он избегает этой темы - he shies work он увиливает от работы - to * away from the thought отбрасывать от себя мысль - her eyes * away from mine она старается не встречаться со мной взглядом - to * off from all allusions to the fact избегать всякого упоминания об этом факте - she was *ing off from us она нас избегала вспугивать, отпугивать (тж. * off) (разговорное) бросок;
швырок - to have a * бросать (спортивное) бросок (разговорное) резкий выпад - to have a * at smb. делать выпады против кого-либо, прохаживаться на чей-либо счет( разговорное) мишень (для насмешек) (разговорное) попытка - to have a * at doing smth. попытаться сделать что-либо бросаться, швыряться - to * at a cow with a stone швырнуть в корову камнем бросать - to * a ball to the other end of the field бросить мяч в другой конец поля( спортивное) бросать в цель to be ~ (of smth.) избегать (чего-л.) ;
не решаться( на что-л.) to be ~ (of smth.) амер. недоставать, не хватать (тж. to be shy on smth.) ~ разг. попытка;
to have a shy (at smth.) попробовать добиться( чего-л.) shy бросать (камень, мяч) ~ бросаться в сторону, пугаться ~ разг. бросок ~ застенчивый, робкий;
осторожный, нерешительный ~ разг. насмешливое, колкое замечание ~ разг. попытка;
to have a shy (at smth.) попробовать добиться (чего-л.) ~ пугливый -
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[ʃaɪ] 1. adj 2. vito fight shy of — starać się unikać +gen
* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) nieśmiały2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) nieskory do kontaktów (z)3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) płochliwy2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) płoszyć się- shyly- shyness -
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I1. [ʃaı] nскачок (испугавшейся лошади и т. п.)2. [ʃaı] a1. застенчивый, стеснительный, стыдливый; робкий, тихийshy girl [smile] - застенчивая /робкая/ девушка [улыбка]
2. пугливый, осторожный (о птицах, животных); норовистый ( о лошадях)he is shy of taking the responsibility - он не хочет брать на себя ответственность
they are not shy of such a hypothesis - они не боятся такого предположения
why are you so shy in owning it? - почему вы не решаетесь /боитесь/ признать это?
4. (of) боязливый, недоверчивый5. редк. уединённый, тихий; укромный6. недостаточный; недостающийhe was shy of the required two-thirds majority - он не набрал необходимого большинства в две трети голосов
he looks about ten years shy of his 62 - ему 62 года, но он выглядит на десять лет моложе
7. арх. скудный, скромныйshy dinner [supper] - скудный /скромный/ обед [ужин]
8. арх. сомнительный, подозрительныйshy character - а) сомнительная репутация; б) тёмная личность
9. (-shy) как компонент сложных слов боящийся, чурающийся♢
to look shy on /at/ people - смотреть на людей с подозрением /с недоверием/to fight shy of - избегать (кого-л.); уклоняться (от чего-л.); шарахаться (от чего-л.)
to fight shy of smth. - уклоняться от чего-л.
we fight shy of criticising him - мы избегаем /боимся/ критиковать его
3. [ʃaı] v1. 1) отступать, останавливаться (перед чем-л.); не решаться, колебатьсяhe will never shy to do it - он сделает это не задумываясь /без колебаний/
2) пугатьсяthe horse shied at an automobile - лошадь испугалась /шарахнулась от/ автомобиля
3) сторониться, избегать; уклоняться, увиливать (тж. shy away, shy off)he has shied us lately - он сторонился /избегал/ нас последнее время
he shies the subject - он избегает /уклоняется от/ этой темы
her eyes shy away from mine - она старается не встречаться со мной взглядом
to shy off from all allusions to the fact - избегать всякого упоминания об этом факте
2. вспугивать, отпугивать (тж. shy on)II1. [ʃaı] n1. 1) разг. бросок; швырок2) спорт. бросок2. разг.1) резкий выпадto have /to take, to get/ a shy at smb. - делать выпады против кого-л., прохаживаться на чей-л. счёт
2) мишень (для насмешек и т. п.)3. разг. попыткаto have a shy at doing smth. - попытаться /попробовать/ сделать что-л.
2. [ʃaı] v1. 1) бросаться, швырятьсяto shy at a cow [at a cock] with a stone - швырнуть в корову [в петуха] камнем
2) бросатьto shy a ball to the other end of the field - бросить мяч в другой конец поля
2. спорт. бросать в цель -
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dobás, bátortalan, szemérmes, megbokrosodás to shy: megijed, dob, megbokrosodik, visszaretten* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) félénk2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) tartózkodó3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) ijedős2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) megbokrosodik- shyly- shyness -
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1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) feiminn2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) feiminn3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) styggur2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) fælast- shyly- shyness -
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adj. utangaç, sıkılgan, ürkek, çekingen, pısırık, korkan, ihtiyatlı, eksik————————n. utangaç kimse, ürkek kimse, ürkek hayvan, atma, atış, fırlatma, alay etme————————v. ürkmek, korkmak, çekinmek, sakınmak, irkilmek, atmak, fırlatmak* * *1. ürk (v.) 2. utangaç (adj.)* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) utangaç2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) çekingen3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) ürkek2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) ürkmek, korkmak- shyly- shyness
См. также в других словарях:
shy — I adj. wary 1) shy about, of (BE) lacking (esp. AE) 2) shy of (we are still a little shy of our quota) II v. (D; intr.) to shy at (the horse shied at the noise) * * * [ʃaɪ] of (BE) [ wary ] shyabout (D; intr.) to shy at … Combinatory dictionary
shy — Hilahila, ena. Also: āhē, e ena, hā e ena, hō eno, hō iu, heke, ōheke, ōhila, ka akepa, kū ululū, makapā, wiwo. See sayings, hula, lobster. ♦ To shy, as a horse, pū iwa, pū iwa iwa; also: lele ao ao, lī ō, pī ena … English-Hawaiian dictionary
shy — shy1 [shī] adj. shyer or shier, shyest or shiest [ME schei, dial. development < OE sceoh, akin to Ger scheu, shy, prob. < IE * skeuk , harassed (> OSlav ščuti, to pursue); akin to * skeub > SCOFF1] 1. easily frightened or startled;… … English World dictionary
shy — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) … English terms dictionary
shy|er — shy|er1 «SHY uhr», noun. a horse that shies. Also, shier. shy|er2 «SHY uhr», noun. a person who shies (throws). Also, shier … Useful english dictionary
Shy — Shy, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shy\ away — • shy away • shy off v To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. The boys shied away from our questions. The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it … Словарь американских идиом
shy\ off — • shy away • shy off v To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. The boys shied away from our questions. The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it … Словарь американских идиом
shy — shy1 [ʃaı] adj comparative shyer superlative shyest [: Old English; Origin: sceoh] 1.) nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know ▪ He was a quiet, shy man. shy with ▪ She was very shy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shy — shy1 adjective (shyer, shyest) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people. ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain… … English new terms dictionary
shy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ violently PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush. Shy is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} … Collocations dictionary
