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(person+-+shy)

  • 1 shy

    1. comparative - shyer; adjective
    1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sramežljiv
    2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zadržan
    3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plah
    2. verb
    ((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) vzpenjati se, izogibati se
    - 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 denarjem
    I am shy a dollar American slang sem ob dolar
    to be shy of s.o. — iti komu s pota, izogibati se koga
    to be shy of s.th. — bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česa
    to be shy of doing s.th. — oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj narediti
    once bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji;
    2.
    noun
    plašljivost (konja);
    3.
    intransitive verb
    plašiti se, odskočiti (o konju); figuratively umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se
    to shy at s.th. — bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česa
    II [šái]
    1.
    noun
    met, lučaj, metanje; figuratively zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka; colloquially poskus
    to have a shy at s.o. — zagnati za kom, figuratively zasramovati, zasmehovati koga
    to have a shy at doing s.th. — poskusiti nekaj napraviti
    to have a shy at roulette — poskusiti enkrat z ruleto;
    2.
    transitive verb colloquially
    vreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v); intransitive verb napasti (s kamnom)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > shy

  • 2 retiring

    adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) vase zaprt
    * * *
    [ritáiəriŋ]
    adjective ( retiringly adverb)
    samotarski, vase zaprt, nedružaben; ki ne zbuja pozornosti; plašen, skromen, nevsiljiv; ki odhaja v pokoj
    retiring colour — nevsiljiva, decentna barva
    retiring pension (allowance) — pokojnina, penzija
    retiring room — umivalnica, stranišče

    English-Slovenian dictionary > retiring

См. также в других словарях:

  • shy — adj Shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy can mean showing disinclination to obtrude oneself in the presence or company of others. Shy implies a shrinking, sometimes constitutional, sometimes the result of inexperience, from familiarity or contact …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   Word origins

  • 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 bairns get nowt — (UK) An idiom primarily used by those from the North East of England, used to emphasize the fact that children who fail to ask for something (usually from an older person) probably won t succeed in obtaining it. (bairn = child, nowt = nothing) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • shy|ster — «SHYS tuhr», noun. Informal. a lawyer or other person who uses improper or questionable methods in his business or profession: »They all set up some crazy foundation under the control of…the little shyster who drew the will (New Yorker).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… …   English dictionary

  • 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 shyer, n. shyly, adv. shyness, n. /shuy/, adj., shyer or shier, shyest or shiest, v …   Universalium

  • 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

  • shy sort — • a good sort • a nice sort • a jolly sort • a shy sort • a timid sort (from Idioms in Speech) a likeable, friendly person a bad lot a bad or wicked person Alice wasn t perfect, Joe Lampton said. But who is? She was a jolly good sort, and I m… …   Idioms and examples

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