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1 unsure of oneself, lacking confidence or assurance, unassured, unassertive
Общая лексика: неуверенный в себе ('Diffident' is a perfect word, but it appears to be often unknown to native speakers.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > unsure of oneself, lacking confidence or assurance, unassured, unassertive
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2 lacking
lacking ['lækɪŋ]∎ to be lacking (not present) faire défaut;∎ to be lacking in sth manquer de qch;∎ to be lacking in confidence/experience manquer de confiance/d'expérience;∎ originality is sadly lacking in his new novel son nouveau roman manque malheureusement d'originalité -
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[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) (lacking confidence) insicuro2) (not reliable) [ job] precario; [ investment] rischioso3) (unsafe, loose) [ screw] svitato; [ rope] legato male; [ structure] instabile, traballante; [ lock] che si chiude male; [ foothold] malsicuro4) (inadequately protected) [ outpost] poco sicuro* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) insicuro2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) instabile•- insecurity* * *insecure /ɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/a.insicuro; malsicuro; malfermo; instabile; infido; rischioso: insecure ice, ghiaccio malfermo (o instabile); insecure seas, mari infidiinsecurely avv.* * *[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) (lacking confidence) insicuro2) (not reliable) [ job] precario; [ investment] rischioso3) (unsafe, loose) [ screw] svitato; [ rope] legato male; [ structure] instabile, traballante; [ lock] che si chiude male; [ foothold] malsicuro4) (inadequately protected) [ outpost] poco sicuro -
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[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) usikker; utryg2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) ikke sikker•- insecurity* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) usikker; utryg2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) ikke sikker•- insecurity -
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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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adjective1) (unsafe) unsicher2) (not firm, liable to give way) nicht sicher3) (Psych.) unsicher* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) unsicher•- academic.ru/88253/insecurely">insecurely- insecurity* * *in·se·cure[ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊəʳ, AM -ˈkjʊr]1. (lacking confidence) unsicher2. (precarious) instabil, unsicheran \insecure future eine unsichere Zukunft* * *["Insɪ'kjʊə(r)]adjif they feel insecure in their jobs — wenn sie sich in ihrem Arbeitsplatz nicht sicher fühlen
2) (= loose) load, ladder ungesichert* * *insecure [ˌınsıˈkjʊə(r)] adj (adv insecurely)1. ungesichert, nicht fest2. fig unsicher:a) ungesichert, riskant (Investition etc)b) gefährdet:c) nicht selbstsicher:feel insecure sich unsicher fühlen* * *adjective1) (unsafe) unsicher2) (not firm, liable to give way) nicht sicher3) (Psych.) unsicher* * *adj.unsicher adj. -
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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 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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insi'kjuə1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) inseguro2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) inseguro, que no está fijo, que baila•- insecurity
insecure adj inseguro / poco segurotr[ɪnsɪ'kjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 inseguro,-ainsecure [.ɪnsɪ'kjʊr] adj: inseguro, poco seguro♦ insecurely advadj.• inseguro, -a adj.'ɪnsɪ'kjʊr, ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)a) (unsafe, exposed) insegurob) ( not firmly fixed) <lock/hinge> poco seguroc) ( not confident) inseguro[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊǝ(r)]ADJ1) (=not confident) inseguroshe feels insecure about sharing her flat with somebody else — le preocupa la idea de compartir el piso con otra persona
2) (=not secure) [job, position] poco seguro3) (=not safe) [country, area, building] poco seguro; [situation] inestable4) (=not firm) [door, ladder, load] poco seguro* * *['ɪnsɪ'kjʊr, ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]a) (unsafe, exposed) insegurob) ( not firmly fixed) <lock/hinge> poco seguroc) ( not confident) inseguro -
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unsure adj inseguro / no segurotr[ʌn'ʃʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 inseguro,-a, poco seguro,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unsure about something dudar de algoto be unsure of oneself dudar de sí mismo, carecer de confianza en sí mismounsure [.ʌn'ʃʊr] adj: incierto, dudosoadj.• defectible adj.• inseguro, -a adj.• poco seguro adj.'ʌn'ʃʊr, ʌn'ʃʊə(r), ʌn'ʃɔː(r)to be unsure ABOUT something: I'm unsure about that no estoy seguro de eso; I'm unsure about asking her no sé si pedírselo o no; to be unsure OF something: I'm unsure of my own feelings me siento inseguro de mis sentimientos; to be unsure of oneself — estar* or sentirse* inseguro de sí mismo
['ʌn'ʃʊǝ(r)]ADJ1) (=doubtful, undecided)•
to be unsure about/of sth — no estar seguro de algoshe looked at him, unsure of his reaction — lo miró, sin estar segura de su reacción
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I was unsure what to expect — no estaba segura de qué esperar•
he was unsure whether he would be able to do it — no estaba seguro de si sería capaz de hacerlo2) (=lacking confidence) inseguro, poco seguroshe seemed nervous and unsure — parecía nerviosa e insegura, parecía nerviosa y poco segura
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to be unsure of o.s. — no estar seguro de uno mismo, no tener confianza en sí mismo3) (=unreliable) [situation, economic climate] poco seguro; [loyalty, commitment] poco fiable* * *['ʌn'ʃʊr, ʌn'ʃʊə(r), ʌn'ʃɔː(r)]to be unsure ABOUT something: I'm unsure about that no estoy seguro de eso; I'm unsure about asking her no sé si pedírselo o no; to be unsure OF something: I'm unsure of my own feelings me siento inseguro de mis sentimientos; to be unsure of oneself — estar* or sentirse* inseguro de sí mismo
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insi'kjuə1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) usikker, utrygg2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) usikker, løs•- insecurityusikker--------utryggadj. \/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə\/1) usikker, utrygg2) vanskelig, utsatt3) (om system, metode e.l.) upålitelig -
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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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[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) óöruggur2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) ótraustur•- insecurity -
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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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nem biztos* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) bizonytalan2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) nem biztonságos•- insecurity -
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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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[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) inseguro2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) inseguro•- insecurity* * *in.se.cure[insikj'uə] adj inseguro, incerto. -
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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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adj. emniyetsiz, güvensiz, güvenilmez* * *1. güvensiz 2. tehlikeli* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) güvensiz, emniyetsiz2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) sağlam olmayan, emniyetsiz•- insecurity -
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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
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