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1 shy
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.) nesmělý2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) bázlivý3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plachý2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) plašit se- shyly- shyness* * *• plachý• stydlivý• ostýchavý• nesmělý -
2 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) stranit se, vyhýbat se -
3 feel shy
• stydět se -
4 work-shy
• štítící se práce -
5 bashful
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6 coy
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7 deceptively
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8 demure
[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) zdrženlivý, upejpavý- demurely- demureness* * *• plachý• stydlivý• ostýchavý -
9 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) bojovat, zápasit2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bojovat (proti)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádat se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj, rvačka2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojovnost4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxu)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *• potírat• spor• fight/fought/fought• bojovat -
10 retiring
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11 self-conscious
[self'konʃəs](too easily becoming shy or embarrassed when in the presence of others: She'll never be a good teacher - she's too self-conscious.) plachý- self-consciousness* * *• uvědomující si sebe -
12 shyer
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13 sidle
(to go or move in a manner intended not to attract attention or as if one is shy or uncertain: He sidled out of the room.) (od)krást se* * *• plížit se -
14 soft-spoken
adjective (having a gentle voice or manner: She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile.) s jemným hlasem* * *• mluvící jemným hlasem -
15 timid
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16 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) roztát -
17 lay bare
(to show clearly; to expose to view: They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings.) odkrýt
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