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1 sheepish
['ʃiːpɪʃ]aggettivo timido, imbarazzato* * *adjective (embarrassed: a sheepish expression.) imbarazzato* * *sheepish /ˈʃi:pɪʃ/a.timido; imbarazzato; confuso; impacciatosheepishly avv. sheepishness n. [u].* * *['ʃiːpɪʃ]aggettivo timido, imbarazzato -
2 sheepish sheep·ish adj
['ʃiːpɪʃ](look, smile) imbarazzato (-a), mortificato (-a) -
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5 sheep
[ʃiːp]black sheep — fig. pecora nera
lost sheep — fig. pecorella smarrita
••to count sheep — fig. contare le pecore
to make sheep's eyes at sb. — fare gli occhi dolci a qcn.
may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb — = se le conseguenze sono ugualmente negative, tanto vale commettere la mancanza più grave
* * *[ʃi:p]plural - sheep; noun(a kind of animal related to the goat, whose flesh is used as food and from whose wool clothing is made: a flock of sheep.) pecora- sheepish- sheepishly
- sheepdog* * *[ʃiːp]black sheep — fig. pecora nera
lost sheep — fig. pecorella smarrita
••to count sheep — fig. contare le pecore
to make sheep's eyes at sb. — fare gli occhi dolci a qcn.
may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb — = se le conseguenze sono ugualmente negative, tanto vale commettere la mancanza più grave
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Sheepish — Sheep ish, a. 1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Like a sheep; bashful; over modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. [1913 Webster] Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheepish — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sheepish — c.1200, resembling a sheep in some characteristic, from SHEEP (Cf. sheep). The sense of bashful first is recorded 1690s. Related: Sheepishly … Etymology dictionary
sheepish — [adj] shy, embarrassed abashed, ashamed, chagrined, diffident, docile, foolish, guilty, mortified, retiring, self conscious, shamefaced, silly, tame, timid, timorous, uncomfortable; concept 401 Ant. aggressive, bold, unashamed, unembarrassed … New thesaurus
sheepish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ embarrassed from shame or shyness. DERIVATIVES sheepishly adverb sheepishness noun … English terms dictionary
sheepish — [shēpish] adj. [ME shepisse, like a sheep] 1. a) embarrassed as because of feeling chagrin b) awkwardly shy or bashful 2. resembling sheep in meekness, timidity, etc. sheepishly adv. sheepishness n … English World dictionary
sheepish — sheep|ish [ˈʃi:pıʃ] adj slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong ▪ Sam looked a bit sheepish. ▪ a sheepish grin >sheepishly adv ▪ She smiled sheepishly … Dictionary of contemporary English
sheepish — [[t]ʃi͟ːpɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you look sheepish, you look slightly embarrassed because you feel foolish or you have done something silly. I asked him why. He looked a little sheepish when he answered. Derived words: sheepishly ADV GRADED He… … English dictionary
sheepish — /ˈʃipɪʃ / (say sheepish) adjective 1. awkwardly bashful or embarrassed: *Kevin Condon, whose sheepish smile is that of a good schoolboy who knows he should not be here. –c.j. koch, 1978. 2. like sheep, as in meekness, timidity, etc. {sheep +… …
sheepish — adjective Date: 13th century 1. resembling a sheep in meekness, stupidity, or timidity 2. affected by or showing embarrassment caused by consciousness of a fault < a sheepish grin > • sheepishly adverb • sheepishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheepish — adj. Sheepish is used with these nouns: ↑grin, ↑look, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary