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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.) nesmelý2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) bojazlivý3) ((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.) splašiť sa- shyly- shyness* * *• vrh• zle nesúci• zapadlý• zle rastúci• zdráhavý• zasiahnut• skrytý• uhnút• hanbiaci sa• hádzat• hodit• hodenie• hod• bojácny• byt vyplašený• bojazlivý• ciel• desit sa• rezervovaný• plachý• ostýchavý• pochybný• plašit sa• podozrivý• lakavý• lakat sa• neochotný priznat• nedôvercivý• neochotný uvážit• nesmelý• nemajúci dost• opatrný• odbocit -
2 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) vyhýbať sa -
3 work-shy
• vyhýbajúci sa práci• darmožrác (hanlivo)• márnotratník -
4 bashful
['bæʃful](shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) ostýchavý- bashfulness* * *• hanblivý• ostýchavý• plachý -
5 coy
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6 demure
[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) zdržanlivý- demurely- demureness* * *• zdráhavý• skromný -
7 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.) zápasiť2) (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.) bojovať (proti)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádať sa2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj2) (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.) bojovnosť4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxe)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *• vecierok• viest v boji• vybojovat• zápolenie• zápas• zápasit• premáhat• boj• bitka• bojovat• bojovný duch• bojachtivost• bojovnost• parta• manévrovat -
8 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.) odkryť* * *• odkryt• obnažit• odhalit -
9 retiring
adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) uzavretý, samotársky, nenápadný* * *• uzavretý• utiahnutý• samotársky• slušný• skromný• týkajúci sa penzie• tlmený• decentný• nenápadný• nevtieravý• nevinný -
10 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* * *• plachý• nesmelý -
11 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.) (vy)kradnúť sa* * *• stocit stranou• prikradnút sa• íst bokom• íst šikmo -
12 soft-spoken
adjective (having a gentle voice or manner: She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile.) s jemným hlasom* * *• príjemný• jemného hlasu -
13 timid
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14 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) osmeliť sa -
15 deceptively
adjective She is deceptively shy.) zdanlivo -
16 shyer
comparative; see shy
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