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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.) 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) -
2 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) izogibati se -
3 gun-shy
[gʌnšai]adjectiveki se boji topovskih strelov (žival) -
4 work-shy
[wɜ:kšai]adjectiveki se boji dela, len -
5 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.) pretepati se2) (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.) upirati se3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) prepirati se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) spopad2) (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.) bojevitost4) (a boxing-match.) dvoboj•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *I [fait]nounboj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitostcolloquially a dog fight — borba v zrakuto show fight — pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobesham fight — manever, navidezna bitkahand-to-hand fight — pretep, boj na nožII [fait]transitive verb & transitive verb(against, about, for, with, on behalf of) boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati sethat cock won't fight — to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v reduto fight with one's gloves off — ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicamito fight a lone hand — boriti se sam, brez pomočito fight shy of s.o. — izogibati se koga -
6 bashful
['bæʃful](shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) plašen- bashfulness* * *[baešful]adjective ( bashfully adverb)sramežljiv, plašljiv, plah -
7 bitten
[bítn]past participleod biteonce bitten twice shy — kdor se opeče, je drugič previdenbitten with — navdušen za, ves nor na, zaljubljen v -
8 burnt
[-t]past tense, past participles; = burn* * *I [bə:nt]preterite & past participleod burnII [bə:nt]adjectivezažgan, zgorel, spaljen, pogorela burnt child dreads the fire, once burnt twice shy — kdor se opeče, je drugič previdenburnt earthenware — žgana glina, terakota -
9 coy
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10 demure
[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) zadržan- demurely- demureness* * *[dimjúə]adjective ( demurely adverb)nraven, spodoben, zadržan; sramežljiv, plah; nepriljuden; resen, trezen -
11 once
1. adverb1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) enkrat2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) nekoč2. conjunction(when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) brž ko- at once- just for once
- for once
- once and for all
- once in a while* * *I [wans]adverbenkrat, nekoč, svojčasonce and again, once or twice — od časa do časa, ponovnoonce again, once more — še enkratcolloquially once in a blue moon — zelo redkoonce bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opeče, ne bo več poskušal; izkušnja te nauči previdnostinot once — niti enkrat, nikolionce in a while ( —ali way) — tu in tam, včasih, redkoonce and away — enkrat za vselej; včasihall at once — nenadoma, istočasnoII [wans]conjunctiončim, brž koIII [wans]nounenkratnostfor once — izjemno, vsaj enkratIV [wans]adjective (redko) nekdanji -
12 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 pokojretiring colour — nevsiljiva, decentna barvaretiring pension (allowance) — pokojnina, penzijaretiring room — umivalnica, stranišče -
13 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.) sramežljiv- self-consciousness* * *[selfkɔnšəs]adjectivephilosophy zavedajoč se svojega obstoja, svoje eksistence; pozerski; figuratively zmeden, v zadregi, ženiran, nesproščento make s.o. self-conscious — oplašiti koga -
14 shyer
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15 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.) zmuzniti se* * *[sáidl]1.noungibanje v stran, vijugasto (kačje) gibanje;2.intransitive verbgibati se od strani, viti se, zvijati se (kot kača); postrani hoditi, od strani priti, z ramo se prerivatito sidle up — boječe, plazeče se približati -
16 soft-spoken
adjective (having a gentle voice or manner: She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile.) mil* * *[sɔftspouken]adjectivemil, ljubezniv, prijazen, ki govori s tihim glasom, tih -
17 timid
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18 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) opogumiti se -
19 deceptively
adjective She is deceptively shy.) varljivo -
20 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.) razgaliti
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