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101 shy
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 -
102 harmless
adjective (not dangerous or liable to cause harm: Don't be frightened of that snake - it's harmless.) neškodljiv* * *[há:mlis]adjective ( harmlessly adverb)neškodljiv; nestrupen (kača); nedolžen, nič hudega sluteč -
103 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) -
104 afraid
• huolestunut• huolestuneisuus• pelko• peloissaan* * *ə'freid1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) pelätä2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) ikävä kyllä -
105 harmless
• viaton• vaaraton• harmiton• luotettava* * *adjective (not dangerous or liable to cause harm: Don't be frightened of that snake - it's harmless.) vaaraton, harmiton -
106 shy
• 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 -
107 speak
§ (spoke, spoken) ლაპარაკი, საუბარი§1 (spoke, spoken) ლაპარაკი (ლაპარაკობს)●●we couldn't make him speak ხმა ვერ ამოვაღებინეთdon't speak until you're spoken to სანამ რა მოგმართავენ, ჩუმად იყავი!she was so frightened that she could not speak ისე შეეშინდა, რომ ენა ჩუვარდა2 სიტყვით გამოსვლა3 მეტყველება (მეტყველებს)●●that speaks well of him ეს მას კარგად ახასიათებს●●properly speaking სიმართლე რომ ვთქვათ // კაცმა რომ თქვასto speak ill of smb. ვისიმე ცუდად ხსენებაhe always speaks his mind ყოველთვის იმას ამბობს, რასაც ფიქრობსfrankly speaking, I didn't like your joke სიმართლე რომ გითხრა, შენი ხუმრობა არ მომეწონაI was daunted by the idea of speaking to him მასთან დალაპარაკების აზრი მაშინებდაhe spoke with a twang ცხვირში ლაპარაკობდა, დუდღუნებდა●●she spoke of you in very flattering terms ძალიან გაქოbroadly speaking... ზოდადად/საერთოდ რომ ვთქვათ -
108 tell
(told)1 თქმა (იტყვის)to tell the truth / a lie სიმართლის / სიცრუის თქმა2 თქმა (ეტყვის)tell him to come უთხარი, მოვიდეს!I'm told that… მეუბნებიან, რომ...3 მოყოლა (მოყვება), თხრობა4 დაეტყობა, დაემჩნევაthe long strain told on his health ხანგრძლივი დაძაბულობა მის ჯანმრთელობას დაეტყოyou can tell at once he is a teacher აშკარად ეტყობა, რომ მასწავლებელია5 გარჩევა (გაარჩევს)I can't tell margarine from butter მარგარინსა და კარაქს ერთმანეთისგან ვერ ვარჩევ●●time will tell დრო გვიჩვენებსI trust him insomuch that I tell him everything იმდენად ვენდობი, რომ ყველაფერს ვეუბნებიwell, now tell me all about it აბა, ახლა კი ყველაფერი მომიყევი (?????) ამის თაობაზეhe frightened me into telling him everything ისე დამაშინა, რომ ყველაფერი ვუამბეto tell / read smb's fortune ბედის წინასწარმეტყველება // მკითხაობა, მარჩიელობაwe made a compact not to tell anybody პირობა დავდეთ, რომ არავის ვეტყოდითhe told us pure fiction რაც მოგვიყვა, წმინდა წყლის ტყუილიაI presume you've told him everything იმედია, ყველაფერი მოუყევი -
109 ♦ worst
♦ worst (1) /wɜ:st/(il) peggiore: Which of them do you think is worst?, quale di loro credi che sia il peggiore?; That's the worst thing that could have happened, è la cosa peggiore che potesse capitare; He's the worst player on the team, è il peggior giocatore della squadra; ( sport) the worst time, il peggior tempo ( in una corsa, ecc.)B n. [u]– the worst, il peggio; la peggior cosa: The worst is yet to come, il peggio deve ancora venire; The worst is over, il peggio è passato● the worst-case scenario, lo scenario peggiore tra quelli ipotizzabili □ at ( the) worst, alla peggio; (per) male che vada □ to be at one's worst, essere nelle peggiori condizioni possibili; trovarsi nel momento peggiore: He was very tired last night, so you saw him at his worst, era stanchissimo ieri sera, perciò l'hai visto nelle sue condizioni peggiori □ to do one's worst, agire (o comportarsi) malissimo; (fam.) fare di tutto: He did his worst to spoil the party, ha fatto di tutto per guastare la festa □ to get (o to have) the worst of it, avere la peggio □ if the worst comes to the worst, se le cose volgono al peggio; nel peggiore dei casi; se si mette male □ (fam. USA) in the worst way, moltissimo: I want an ice cream in the worst way, ho una voglia matta di mangiare un gelato □ to put sb. to the worst, aver la meglio su q.; sconfiggere q. □ Do your worst!, fa' pure!; imperversa fin che vuoi! □ (fam.) Let him do his worst, I'm not afraid of him, faccia pure, non lo temo!♦ worst (2) /wɜ:st/avv. (superl. relat. di badly)1 peggio; nel modo peggiore: Bill is the one who's played ( the) worst, Bill è quello che ha giocato peggio (di tutti); Jill was the worst-dressed girl at the ball, Jill era la ragazza vestita peggio (di tutte) al ballo2 maggiormente; (di) più: It's the poor who suffer worst, sono i poveri quelli che soffrono di più (o che stanno peggio); It was the air raid that frightened us worst, è stata l'incursione aerea che ci ha spaventati di più; the worst-hit, i più colpiti ( da un terremoto, da un'epidemia, dall'inflazione, ecc.).(to) worst /wɜ:st/v. t.avere la meglio su (q.); sconfiggere; sgominare; battere; vincere: The prime minister worsted his opponents, il primo ministro ha avuto la meglio sui suoi oppositori● to be worsted, avere la peggio; essere sconfitto. -
110 shy
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 -
111 lest
conjunction(literary) damit... nichthe ran away lest he [should] be seen — er rannte weg, um nicht gesehen zu werden
I was afraid lest he [should] come back before I was ready — ich fürchtete, dass er zurückkommen würde, bevor ich fertig war
* * *[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) daß* * *[lest]1. (for fear that) damit... nicht..., aus Furcht, dass...2. (in case) falls, für den Fall, dass...\lest you think the film is too violent,... wenn du Angst hast, dass in dem Film zu viel Gewalt vorkommt,...to be afraid/anxious/worried \lest... Angst haben/fürchten/sich akk sorgen, dass...she was afraid \lest he should come too late to save her sie hatte Angst, er würde zu ihrer Rettung zu spät kommen* * *[lest]conj (form)1) (= for fear that) aus Furcht, dass; (= in order that... not) damit... nicht; (= in case) für den Fall, dassI didn't do it lest somebody should object — ich habe es aus Furcht, dass jemand dagegen sein könnte, nicht getan
2) (after fear, be afraid etc) dassI was frightened lest he should fall — ich hatte Angst, dass er fallen könnte
* * *lest [lest] konjaus Furcht, dass:he ran away lest he should be seen er lief davon, um nicht gesehen zu werden2. (nach Ausdrücken des Befürchtens) dass:* * *conjunction(literary) damit... nichthe ran away lest he [should] be seen — er rannte weg, um nicht gesehen zu werden
I was afraid lest he [should] come back before I was ready — ich fürchtete, dass er zurückkommen würde, bevor ich fertig war
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112 panic
1. nounPanik, die2. intransitive verb,hit the panic button — (fig. coll.) Alarm schlagen; (panic) durchdrehen (ugs.)
- ck- in Panik (Akk.) geraten3. transitive verb,don't panic! — nur keine Panik!
- ck- in Panik versetzenpanic somebody into doing something — jemanden so in Panik versetzen, dass er etwas tut
* * *['pænik] 1. noun((a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc: The fire caused a panic in the city.) die Panik2. verb(to make or become so frightened that one loses the power to think clearly: He panicked at the sight of the audience.) von Panik erfaßt werden- academic.ru/53329/panicky">panicky* * *pan·ic[ˈpænɪk]\panic spread through the crowd Panik breitete sich in der Menge aus2. (hysterical fear) panische Angstto get in[to] a \panic panische Angst bekommen, in Panik geratento be in a \panic panische Angst habenII. vi<- ck->in Panik geratendon't \panic, everything will be OK nur keine Panik, alles wird gutIII. vt▪ to \panic sb unter jdm Panik auslösenrumours of war \panicked many investors into selling their shares Gerüchte über einen möglichen Krieg verleiteten viele Anleger zum panikartigen Verkauf ihrer Aktien* * *['pnɪk] vb: pret, ptp panicked1. nPanik fthe country was thrown into a ( state of) panic — das Land wurde von Panik erfasst
panic buying/selling (esp St Ex) — Panikkäufe pl/-verkäufe pl; (of goods also) Hamsterkäufe pl/Angstverkäufe pl
2. viin Panik geraten3. vtPanik auslösen unter (+dat)to panic sb into doing sth — jdn veranlassen, etw überstürzt zu tun
* * *panic2 [ˈpænık]A adj1. panisch (Furcht etc):panic haste wilde oder blinde Hast;panic braking AUTO scharfes Bremsen;panic buying Angstkäufe pl;be at panic stations rotieren umg;it was panic stations all round alles war am Rotieren umg2. Not…:B s1. Panik f, panischer Schrecken:be in (get into) a panic in Panik sein (geraten);throw into a panic → C 1C v/t prät und pperf -icked2. US sl das Publikum zum Brüllen bringenD v/i1. von panischem Schrecken erfasst oder ergriffen werden, in Panik geraten:2. sich zu einer Kurzschlusshandlung hinreißen lassen, umg durchdrehen* * *1. nounPanik, diebe in a [state of] panic — von Panik erfasst sein
2. intransitive verb,hit the panic button — (fig. coll.) Alarm schlagen; (panic) durchdrehen (ugs.)
- ck- in Panik (Akk.) geraten3. transitive verb,- ck- in Panik versetzenpanic somebody into doing something — jemanden so in Panik versetzen, dass er etwas tut
* * *adj.panisch adj. n.Panik -en f. -
113 reassurance
noun1) (calming)2) (confirmation in opinion) Bestätigung, die; in pl. [wiederholte] Versicherungen* * *1) (the process of reassuring or being reassured.) die Beruhigung2) (something said etc that makes a person feel reassured: She wants reassurance; Despite his reassurances, I'm still not happy.) nochmalige Versicherung* * *re·as·sur·ance[ˌri:əˈʃʊərən(t)s, AM -ˈʃʊr-]nI was in desperate need of some \reassurance ich brauchte dringend etwas, das mir den Rücken stärktedespite her father's \reassurances she was still frightened of the dark obwohl ihr Vater ihr beruhigend zuredete, hatte sie immer noch Angst im Dunkeln* * *["riː\@'SUərəns]n1) (= feeling of security) Beruhigung fa mother's presence gives a child the reassurance it needs — die Gegenwart der Mutter gibt dem Kind das nötige Gefühl der Sicherheit
2) (= renewed confirmation) Bestätigung fdespite his reassurance(s) — trotz seiner Versicherungen; (of lover etc) trotz seiner Beteuerungen
3)See:= academic.ru/61277/reinsurance">reinsurance* * *reassurance [ˌriːəˈʃʊərəns] s1. Beruhigung f2. nochmalige oder erneute Versicherung* * *noun1) (calming)2) (confirmation in opinion) Bestätigung, die; in pl. [wiederholte] Versicherungen* * *n.Rückversicherung f. -
114 shy
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. -
115 scared
adjectiveverängstigt [Gesicht, Stimme]be/feel [very] scared — [große] Angst haben
be scared of doing/to do something — sich nicht [ge]trauen, etwas zu tun
* * ** * *[skeəd, AM skerd]adj verängstigt▪ to be \scared of sth/sb vor etw/jdm Angst haben▪ to be \scared that... [be]fürchten [o Angst haben], dass...I was \scared that you might not be there ich befürchtete, du könntest vielleicht nicht da seinto be \scared to death [or stiff] [or witless] [or out of one's wits] Todesängste ausstehento run \scared panisch reagieren* * *['skɛəd]adj1) (= afraid) look, face, voice ängstlich, verängstigthe's a scared man — er hat Angst
to be scared (of sb/sth) — (vor jdm/etw) Angst haben
to be scared stiff or to death or out of one's wits (all inf) — Todesängste ausstehen, fürchterliche Angst haben
to be scared to do sth — Angst haben, etw zu tun
she was always too scared to speak in public — sie getraute sich nie, in der Öffentlichkeit zu sprechen
he's scared of telling her the truth — er getraut sich nicht, ihr die Wahrheit zu sagen
2) (= apprehensive) ängstlichto be scared that... — Angst haben, dass..., befürchten, dass...
* * *adjectiveverängstigt [Gesicht, Stimme]be/feel [very] scared — [große] Angst haben
be scared of somebody/something — vor jemandem/etwas Angst haben
be scared of doing/to do something — sich nicht [ge]trauen, etwas zu tun
* * *adj.aufgeschreckt adj.beängstigt adj.verscheucht adj.ängstlich adj. -
116 harmless
[hɑːmlɪs]adjperson, animal nieszkodliwy; joke, pleasure niewinny* * *adjective (not dangerous or liable to cause harm: Don't be frightened of that snake - it's harmless.) nieszkodliwy -
117 shy
[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 -
118 afraid
[ə'freid]1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) baidīties2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) diemžēl* * *nobijies -
119 harmless
adjective (not dangerous or liable to cause harm: Don't be frightened of that snake - it's harmless.) nekaitīgs* * *nekaitīgs; nevainīgs -
120 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.) 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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frightened — fright|ened S2 [ˈfraıtnd] adj feeling afraid = ↑scared ▪ Don t be frightened. We re not going to hurt you. frightened of ▪ I was frightened of being left by myself in the house. ▪ Her father had an awful temper and she was always frightened of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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frightened - frighten — If something frightens you, it makes you feel afraid. Rats and mice don t frighten me. Frighten is almost always used as a transitive verb. You never say that someone frightens . If you want to say that someone is afraid because of something that … Useful english dictionary
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not for the faint-hearted — humorous not suitable for people who are easily frightened or shocked a fairground ride that is definitely not for the faint hearted … English dictionary
afraid - frightened — If you are afraid of someone or something, you feel fear because you think they may harm you. They were afraid of you. The guards were so afraid that they trembled. You can also say that you are frightened of someone or something. Frightened has… … Useful english dictionary