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21 modesto
• coy• decent• demure• diffident• modest• self-dependence• self-destroying• self-education• self-elected• unassuming• unpretending• unpretentious -
22 cifrast
• coy; demure; ginger; gingerly; prissy; prudish -
23 smeran
• coy; demure; intended; lowlily; lowly born; maidenly; meek; modest; reverent; unpretending; womanly -
24 ostýchavý
-
25 szemérmes
coy, chaste, shamefaced, prim, bashful, shy -
26 zieren
I v/t geh. adorn; (schmücken) decorate; fig. grace, adorn; ein Wappen zierte die Tür a coat of arms adorned the doorwayII v/refl pej. (Umstände machen) fuss, make a fuss; (zögern) hesitate; (schüchtern tun, bes. Mädchen) be coy, act coy; zieren Sie sich nicht! no need to be shy ( oder polite); er zierte sich nicht lange he didn’t need much persuading; sie ziert sich nicht (drückt sich direkt aus) she doesn’t beat about (bes. Am. around) the bush; zier dich nicht! (heraus damit) get to the point; come on, out with it; zier dich nicht so! (sei nicht schüchtern) don’t be so coy!; (sei nicht prüde) don’t be so prudish!* * *to adorn; to grace;sich zierento mince* * *zie|ren ['tsiːrən]1. vtto adorn; Speisen to garnish; Kuchen to decorate; (fig = auszeichnen) to grace2. vr(= sich bitten lassen) to make a fuss, to need a lot of pressing; (Mädchen) to act coyly; (= sich gekünstelt benehmen) to be affecteddu brauchst dich nicht zu zíéren, es ist genügend da — there's no need to be polite, there's plenty there
ohne sich zu zíéren — without having to be pressed
See:→ auch geziert* * *zie·ren[ˈtsi:rən]I. vrdu brauchst dich nicht zu \zieren there is no need to be politeeine Speise/ein Gericht mit Petersilie \zieren to garnish a meal/dish with parsleyeinen Kuchen \zieren to decorate a cake* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb be coy; (sich bitten lassen) need some coaxing or pressing* * *ein Wappen zierte die Tür a coat of arms adorned the doorwayB. v/r pej (Umstände machen) fuss, make a fuss; (zögern) hesitate; (schüchtern tun, besonders Mädchen) be coy, act coy;zieren Sie sich nicht! no need to be shy ( oder polite);er zierte sich nicht lange he didn’t need much persuading;sie ziert sich nicht (drückt sich direkt aus) she doesn’t beat about (besonders US around) the bush;zier dich nicht! (heraus damit) get to the point; come on, out with it;* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb be coy; (sich bitten lassen) need some coaxing or pressing* * *v.to adorn v. -
27 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. -
28 tímido
adj.1 timid, shy, fearful, bashful.2 shy, bashful.* * *► adjetivo1 shy, timid2 figurado (intento etc) half-hearted* * *(f. - tímida)adj.* * *ADJ shy, timid* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *tímido -da(retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timides muy tímido, no le gustan estas reuniones he's very shy, he doesn't like these meetingsno seas tímido, pregúntale don't be shy o timid, ask heruna sonrisa tímida a shy o timid smile* * *
tímido
(falto de decisión, coraje) timid
tímido,-a
I adj (vergonzoso) shy
fig (reacción) una tímida acogida, a tepid o lukewarm welcome
II sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
' tímido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- cortada
- cortado
- dejarse
- fachada
- ruborizarse
- tímida
- chupado
- cohibido
- esquivo
- vergonzoso
English:
bashful
- coy
- diffident
- mousy
- naturally
- self-conscious
- shy
- small
- timid
- wallflower
- self
- tongue
* * *tímido, -a♦ adj1. [vergonzoso] shy2. [vacilante] timid♦ nm,fshy person;ser un tímido to be shy* * *adj shy, timid* * *tímido, -da adj: timid, shy♦ tímidamente adv* * * -
29 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. -
30 reacio
adj.1 obstinate, hesitant, averse, balky.2 reluctant.3 recalcitrant, obstinate.* * *► adjetivo1 reluctant, unwilling* * *(f. - reacia)adj.* * *ADJ reluctantser reacio a — to resist, resist the idea of
ser reacio a hacer algo — to be reluctant o unwilling to do sth
* * *- cia adjetivo reluctantse mostró reacio a aceptarlo — he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it
* * *= reluctant, coy, reticent, disinclined, resistive, averse, refractory.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.Ex. Many librarians are disinclined to make the necessary effort to collect statistics.Ex. This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.Ex. The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.----* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.* reacio a = refractory to.* reacio a + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.* reacio al cambio = resistant to change.* ser reacio a = be averse to, be reluctant, be loath to.* * *- cia adjetivo reluctantse mostró reacio a aceptarlo — he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it
* * *= reluctant, coy, reticent, disinclined, resistive, averse, refractory.Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.Ex: Many librarians are disinclined to make the necessary effort to collect statistics.Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.Ex: The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.* reacio a = refractory to.* reacio a + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.* reacio al cambio = resistant to change.* ser reacio a = be averse to, be reluctant, be loath to.* * *reluctantes reacio a todo tipo de innovaciones he is reluctant to accept any kind of change, he is opposed to o he resists any kind of changese mostró reacio a aceptarlo he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it* * *
reacio◊ - cia adjetivo
reluctant
reacio,-a adjetivo reluctant, unwilling: es reacio a las novedades, he's averse to change ➣ Ver nota en averse
' reacio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reacia
- reticente
English:
averse
- hesitant
- reluctant
* * *reacio, -a adjreluctant;ser reacio a hacer algo to be reluctant to do sth;es muy reacio a hacer reclamaciones he's very reluctant to complain;se mostró reacio a firmar el acuerdo he was reluctant to sign the agreement;ser reacio a los cambios to be resistant to change* * *adj reluctant (a to)* * *: resistant, opposed* * *reacio adj reluctant -
31 timide
timide [timid]adjectivea. ( = embarrassé) [personne, air, sourire, voix] shy, timidb. ( = hésitant) [personne, critique, réponse, réforme] timid ; [politique, reprise économique] tentative* * *timid
1.
adjectif [personne, animal] shy, timid; [critique, réforme] timid; [succès, résultat] limited
2.
nom masculin et féminin shy person* * *timid adj1) (= embarrassé) shy2) (= timoré) timid, timorous* * *A adj [personne, animal] shy, timid; [critique, réforme] timid; [succès, résultat] limited; d'un air timide shyly, timidly; faussement timide coy.B nmf shy person; c'est un grand timide he's terribly shy; il joue les timides he's pretending to be shy, he's being coy.[timid] adjectifil est timide avec les femmes he's shy of ou he shrinks away from womenl'auteur de quelques timides réformes the author of a handful of half-hearted ou feeble reforms————————[timid] nom masculin et féminin -
32 срамежлив
bashful, shy(присторено) coy* * *срамежлѝв,прил. bashful, shy; ( присторено) coy.* * *bashful ; backward ; coy {koi}; diffident* * *1. (присторено) coy 2. bashful, shy -
33 измъдрям
invent, concoct, cook upизмъдрям се 1. plant o.s.2. look coy/demure* * *измъ̀дрям,гл. invent, concoct, cook up;\измъдрям ce look coy/demure.* * *concoct; contrive; devise* * *1. invent, concoct, cook up 2. look coy/demure 3. ИЗМЪДРЯМ се plant o.s.; -
34 свенлив
shy, bashful, ( за момиче) coy* * *свенлѝв,прил. shy, bashful, diffident; (за момиче) coy.* * *shy ; bashful ; blushing ; diffident ; maiden-like* * *shy, bashful, (за момиче) coy -
35 ritroso
ritroso agg.1 ( riluttante) reluctant, unwilling; averse: è ritroso ad accettare i nostri consigli, he is reluctant to accept our advice2 ( timido) shy, bashful: è ritroso per natura, he is naturally shy // non fare la ritrosa!, don't be coy!3 ( che torna indietro) backward, retreating: movimento ritroso, backward movement; onde ritrose, retreating waves // a ritroso, backwards, ( contro) against: a ritroso della corrente, against the current; camminare a ritroso, to go backwards; andare a ritroso nel tempo, to go back in time.* * *[ri'troso] ritroso (-a)1. agg1) (timido) shy, bashful2)ritroso a fare qc — reluctant to do sth2.a ritroso avv — (indietro) backwards
* * *[ri'troso]1) (riluttante) reluctant, loath2) (timido) bashful, coy3) a ritroso backwardsandare a ritroso nel tempo — fig. to travel back in time
* * *ritroso/ri'troso/1 (riluttante) reluctant, loath2 (timido) bashful, coy3 a ritroso backwards; andare a ritroso to go backwards; andare a ritroso nel tempo fig. to travel back in time. -
36 застенчивый
1) General subject: backward, bashful, blate, blushful, blushing, chary, coy, diffident, gawky (о человеке), hindwards, humble, maidenlike, maidenly, milk toast, milk-toast, ovine, retiring, self conscious, self-conscious, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, shy, timid, trembly, unassertive, verecund, willyard, willyart, sheep-faced, shame-faced, little band2) Poetical language: fearsome4) Jargon: doggo, panty-waisted, neb, nebbish5) Makarov: coy (особ. о девушке)6) Taboo: Demure as an old whore at a Christening -
37 скромный
1) General subject: abstemious, bashful, blushing, chaste, conservative (о подсчете и т.п.), coy, demure, diffident, discreet, frugal, homely, honest, humble, low profile, low-profile (о роли), lowly, maidenlike, meager (о результатах), mean, meek, moderate, modest, neat, obscure, plain, pudent, pudibund, quiet, retiring, self effacing, self-effacing, shamefaced (о цветке и т. п.), simple, small, spare, unassertive, unassuming, unobtrusive, unpresuming, unpresumptuous, unpretending, unpretentious, decent, limited (об успехе, ресурсах и т.п.), minimalistic, unimposing, unostentatious2) Rare: verecund3) Religion: gentle, humble oneself, maidenly4) Psychoanalysis: unconfident5) Makarov: coy (особ. о девушке)6) Archaic: shy7) Taboo: (в сексуальном плане) slow -
38 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. -
39 generalizado
adj.generalized, endemic.past part.past participle of spanish verb: generalizar.* * *1→ link=generalizar generalizar► adjetivo1 widespread, common* * *(f. - generalizada)adj.* * *ADJ [crisis, creencia, guerra] widespreadexiste la creencia generalizada de que... — it is commonly o widely believed that..., there is a widely held belief that...
* * ** * *= generalised [generalized, -USA], all-pervasive [all pervasive], wide-scale, widespread, all-embracing, embracing, all-encompassing, encompassing.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex. Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex. Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.Ex. What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.Ex. In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.Ex. By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.----* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web = generalised markup format.* muy generalizado = commonly-held, widely held.* protesta generalizada = public outcry.* * ** * *= generalised [generalized, -USA], all-pervasive [all pervasive], wide-scale, widespread, all-embracing, embracing, all-encompassing, encompassing.Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web = generalised markup format.* muy generalizado = commonly-held, widely held.* protesta generalizada = public outcry.* * *generalizado -dawidespreaduna opinión generalizada entre la gente joven an opinion widely held among young people, a widespread opinion among young people* * *
Del verbo generalizar: ( conjugate generalizar)
generalizado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
generalizado
generalizar
generalizado◊ -da adjetivo
widespread
generalizar ( conjugate generalizar) verbo intransitivo
to generalize, make generalizations
generalizarse verbo pronominal
to spread
generalizar verbo transitivo
1 to generalize: no todos son así, no se puede generalizar, not all of them are like that, you can't generalize
2 (extender, propagar) to spread
' generalizado' also found in these entries:
English:
full-scale
- massive
- widespread
- general
- mass
- popular
* * *generalizado, -a adjwidespread* * *generalizado, -da adj: generalized, widespread* * *generalizado adj widespread -
40 imperdonable
adj.1 unforgivable.2 unpardonable, inexcusable, unforgivable.* * *► adjetivo1 unforgivable, inexcusable* * *ADJ unforgivable, unpardonable, inexcusable* * *adjetivo <error/comportamiento> unforgivable, inexcusable* * *= unforgivable, unpardonable, inexcusable.Ex. The way Coy handled Rowena in front of the department heads is unforgivable.Ex. Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.Ex. Child labor is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.* * *adjetivo <error/comportamiento> unforgivable, inexcusable* * *= unforgivable, unpardonable, inexcusable.Ex: The way Coy handled Rowena in front of the department heads is unforgivable.
Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.Ex: Child labor is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.* * *‹error/actitud/comportamiento› unforgivable, unpardonable, inexcusable imperdonable QUE + SUBJ:es imperdonable que no le hayan avisado it's unforgivable o inexcusable of them not to have warned him* * *
imperdonable adjetivo ‹error/comportamiento› unforgivable, inexcusable
imperdonable adjetivo unforgivable, inexcusable
' imperdonable' also found in these entries:
English:
inexcusable
- oversight
- unforgivable
- unpardonable
* * *imperdonable adjunforgivable;fue imperdonable que te olvidaras de su cumpleaños it was unforgivable of you to forget her birthday* * *adj unpardonable, unforgivable* * *imperdonable adj: unpardonable, unforgivable
См. также в других словарях:
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Coy — Coy, v. i. 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! Rowe. [1913 Webster] 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English