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1 schamhaft
II Adv.: schamhaft erröten blush modestly; schamhaft den Blick senken oder die Augen niederschlagen look bashfully at the ground; das verschweigst du jetzt schamhaft iro. you’re keeping very quiet about that (now)* * *shamefaced* * *scham|haft1. adjmodest; (= verschämt) bashful, coydie heutige Jugend ist nicht sehr schámhaft — today's young people have very little modesty
2. advmodestly; (= verschämt) bashfully, coyly* * *scham·haftadj (geh) shy, bashful, modest* * *1.Adjektiv bashful2.adverbial bashfully* * *B. adv:schamhaft erröten blush modestly;die Augen niederschlagen look bashfully at the ground;das verschweigst du jetzt schamhaft iron you’re keeping very quiet about that (now)* * *1.Adjektiv bashful2.adverbial bashfully* * *adj.shamefaced adj. adv.shamefacedly adv. -
2 verschämt
* * *ver|schämt [fEɐ'ʃɛːmt]1. adjcoy2. advcoyly* * *(showing shame or embarrassment: He was very shamefaced about his mistake.) shamefaced* * *ver·schämt[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛ:mt]adj shy, bashful* * *1.Adjektiv bashful2.adverbial bashfully* * *verschämt tun act coy* * *1.Adjektiv bashful2.adverbial bashfully* * *adj.bashful adj. adv.bashfully adv. -
3 scheu
Adj. shy; (ängstlich) timid; (schüchtern) bashful; (zurückhaltend) reserved; (spröde, zimperlich) Frau, Mädchen: coy; scheu machen startle, frighten; scheu werden Wild: take fright; Pferd: shy ( durch at); mach mal nicht die Pferde scheu! umg. don’t get worked up!, keep your shirt on!* * *die Scheushyness* * *[ʃɔy]f -, no plfear ( vor +dat of); (= Schüchternheit) shyness; (von Reh, Tier) shyness, timidity; (= Hemmung) inhibition; (= Ehrfurcht) aweseine Schéú verlieren — to lose one's inhibitions
ohne jede Schéú — without any inhibition; sprechen quite freely
* * *1) bashfully2) bashfulness3) (shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) bashful4) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) shy5) shyly6) shyness* * *<->[ʃɔy]ohne jede \Scheu without holding back [or [any] inhibitions]* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *scheu adj shy; (ängstlich) timid; (schüchtern) bashful; (zurückhaltend) reserved; (spröde, zimperlich) Frau, Mädchen: coy;scheu machen startle, frighten;durch at);mach mal nicht die Pferde scheu! umg don’t get worked up!, keep your shirt on!…scheu im adj:männerscheu umg shy towards men;* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *nur sing. f.awe n. -
4 schüchtern
I Adj. shy; (verschämt) bashful; (zaghaft) timid; schüchterner Versuch hesitant attempt; ( seid) nur nicht schüchtern! umg. come on, don’t be shy!, no need to hold back!II Adv. shyly; (verschämt) bashfully; (zaghaft) timidly; schüchtern (an) lächeln give s.o. a shy smile; und er, gar nicht schüchtern,... umg. and he, bold as brass,...* * *coy; shy; sheepish; bashful; timid; diffident; shamefaced; timorous* * *schụ̈ch|tern ['ʃʏçtɐn]1. adjshy; (= scheu auch) bashful2. advshyly; (= scheu auch) bashfully* * *1) coyly2) ((pretending to be) shy: She gave her brother's friend a coy smile.) coy3) diffidently4) (not confident.) diffident5) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) shy* * *schüch·tern[ˈʃʏçtɐn]1. (gehemmt) shy* * *1.1) shy <person, smile, etc.>; shy, timid <voice, knock, etc.>2.1) shyly; <knock, ask, etc.> timidly2) (fig.): (zaghaft) tentatively; cautiously* * *schüchterner Versuch hesitant attempt;(seid) nur nicht schüchtern! umg come on, don’t be shy!, no need to hold back!schüchtern (an)lächeln give sb a shy smile;und er, gar nicht schüchtern, … umg and he, bold as brass, …* * *1.1) shy <person, smile, etc.>; shy, timid <voice, knock, etc.>2.1) shyly; <knock, ask, etc.> timidly2) (fig.): (zaghaft) tentatively; cautiously* * *adj.bashful adj.coy adj.diffident adj.sheepish adj.shy n. adv.bashfully adv.coyly adv.diffidently adv.sheepishly adv.shyly adv. -
5 Scheu
Adj. shy; (ängstlich) timid; (schüchtern) bashful; (zurückhaltend) reserved; (spröde, zimperlich) Frau, Mädchen: coy; scheu machen startle, frighten; scheu werden Wild: take fright; Pferd: shy ( durch at); mach mal nicht die Pferde scheu! umg. don’t get worked up!, keep your shirt on!* * *die Scheushyness* * *[ʃɔy]f -, no plfear ( vor +dat of); (= Schüchternheit) shyness; (von Reh, Tier) shyness, timidity; (= Hemmung) inhibition; (= Ehrfurcht) aweseine Schéú verlieren — to lose one's inhibitions
ohne jede Schéú — without any inhibition; sprechen quite freely
* * *1) bashfully2) bashfulness3) (shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) bashful4) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) shy5) shyly6) shyness* * *<->[ʃɔy]ohne jede \Scheu without holding back [or [any] inhibitions]* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *sie zeigten keine Scheu Tiere: they weren’t at all shy;die Scheu vor etwas verlieren no longer be in awe of sth, lose one’s inhibitions about sth* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *nur sing. f.awe n. -
6 genant
[жe’nant] Adj.1. (sich leicht genierend) bashful, shy2. altm. (peinlich) embarrassing* * *ge|nant [Ze'nant]adj (dated)(= schüchtern) bashful, shy; (= peinlich) embarrassing* * *genant [ʒeˈnant] adj1. (sich leicht genierend) bashful, shy2. obs (peinlich) embarrassing -
7 genierlich
Adj. umg.2. (schüchtern) shy, bashful* * *ge|nier|lich [Ze'niːɐlɪç]adj2) (dated = schüchtern) shy, bashful* * *genierlich adj umg1. (peinlich) awkward, embarrassing;es war ihm genierlich he felt awkward about it2. (schüchtern) shy, bashful3. umg (lästig):genierlich sein be a nuisance -
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11 Scheu
1) ( menschenscheu) shy;(vorübergehend \Scheu) bashful;ein \Scheues Tier a shy [or timid] animal2) ( schüchtern) shy, self-conscious;ein \Scheuer Blick a shy [or sidelong] [or furtive] glance;2. Scheu <-> [ʃɔy] fohne jede \Scheu without holding back [or [any] inhibitions];sich jdm ohne jede \Scheu anvertrauen to confide in sb unreservedly, to open one's heart to sb -
12 scheu
1) ( menschenscheu) shy;(vorübergehend \scheu) bashful;ein \scheues Tier a shy [or timid] animal2) ( schüchtern) shy, self-conscious;ein \scheuer Blick a shy [or sidelong] [or furtive] glance;2. Scheu <-> [ʃɔy] fohne jede \scheu without holding back [or [any] inhibitions];sich jdm ohne jede \scheu anvertrauen to confide in sb unreservedly, to open one's heart to sb -
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ver·schämt [fɛɐ̭ʼʃɛ:mt] adjshy, bashful -
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15 scheu
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16 schüchtern
1. bashful2. bashfully3. coy4. diffident5. diffidently6. mousey7. mousy8. sheepish9. sheepishly10. shyly11. timidly adv -
17 sich genieren
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