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1 one who is not easily frightened
Общая лексика: неробкого десяткаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one who is not easily frightened
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2 frighten
transitive verb[Explosion, Schuss:] erschrecken; [Gedanke, Drohung:] angst machen (+ Dat.)be frightened at or by something — vor etwas (Dat.) erschrecken
be frightened to death — (fig.) zu Tode erschrocken sein
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/101560/frighten_away">frighten away* * ** * *fright·en[ˈfraɪtən]I. vt▪ to \frighten sb jdn erschrecken, jdm Angst machento \frighten sb to death jdn zu Tode erschreckento \frighten sb into silence/submission jdn zum Schweigen/Aufgeben bringenII. vi erschreckento [not] \frighten easily [nicht] leicht Angst bekommen* * *['fraɪtn]1. vt(= give a sudden fright) erschrecken, Angst einjagen (+dat); (= make scared) Angst machen (+dat), Angst einjagen (+dat); (idea, thought) ängstigen, Angst or Furcht einflößen (+dat)I'm not easily frightened — ich fürchte mich nicht so schnell, ich habe nicht so schnell Angst; (with threats etc) so schnell or leicht kann man mir keine Angst machen
to be frightened by sth — vor etw (dat) erschrecken
to frighten sb into agreeing to sth — jdm solche Angst machen, dass er/sie einer Sache (dat) zustimmt
2. vishe doesn't frighten easily — so leicht fürchtet sie sich nicht; (with threats etc) so schnell or leicht kann man ihr keine Angst machen
* * *frighten [ˈfraıtn]A v/tfrighten sb into doing sth jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er etwas tut;frighten sb out of doing sth jemanden davon abschrecken, etwas zu tun;frighten sb to death jemanden zu Tode erschrecken;a) er erschrickt leicht, er ist schreckhaft,b) man kann ihm leicht Angst einjagen oder machen* * *transitive verb[Explosion, Schuss:] erschrecken; [Gedanke, Drohung:] angst machen (+ Dat.)be frightened at or by something — vor etwas (Dat.) erschrecken
be frightened to death — (fig.) zu Tode erschrocken sein
Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.beängstigen v.einschüchtern v.erschrecken v.(§ p.,pp.: erschrak, ist erschrocken)ängstigen 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.) 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.) 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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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.) 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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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.) 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. 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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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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• hämi• ihmisarka• hämillinen• häveliäs• jotakin kaihtava• heitto• hiljainen• heittää• vauhko• vauhkoutua• viskata• epäröivä• arkaluonteinen• arkaluontoinen• arkaileva• arka• ujo• vaatimaton• kaino• pelokas• pelätä• pelkurimainen• säikkyä• säikky* * *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.) ujo2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) arka3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) säikky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) pelästyä- shyly- shyness -
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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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[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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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.) kautrīgs; nedrošs2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) kautrīgs; kaunīgs3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) bikls; tramīgs2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) satrūkties- shyly- shyness* * *metiens; mēģinājums; sviest, mest; mesties sāņus, satrūkties; vairīties; kautrīgs, bikls; piesardzīgs; tramīgs, bailīgs -
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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.) drovus2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) besišalinantis3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) baikštus2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) baidytis- shyly- shyness -
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adj. blyg; försiktig; misstänksam, rädd; för lite av, brist på--------n. kast, släng; försök (bildligt); gliring (slang)--------v. skygga för; rygga tillbaka; kasta, slänga* * *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.) blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) blyg3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skygg2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skygga- 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.) 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 -
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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.) 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 -
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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.) timid2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) prevăzător3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) fricos2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) a se cabra (înaintea)- shyly- shyness
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