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1 shy
adj. blyg; försiktig; misstänksam, rädd; för lite av, brist på--------n. kast, släng; försök (bildligt); gliring (slang)--------v. skygga för; rygga tillbaka; kasta, slänga* * *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.) blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) blyg3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skygg2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skygga- shyly- shyness -
2 fight shy of
undvika, dra sig för* * *(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) söka undvika, dra sig för -
3 once bitten twice shy
bränt barn skyr elden (en som skadas en gång är försiktig i fortsättningen) -
4 bashful
adj. blyg, skygg, generad* * *['bæʃful](shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) blyg- bashfulness -
5 come out of one's shell
komma ut ur sitt skal, öppna sig* * *(to become more confident and less shy.) -
6 coy
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7 deceptively
adv. vilseledande, bedrägligt, illusoriskt* * *adjective She is deceptively shy.) bedrägligt, vilseledande -
8 demure
adj. tillbakadragen, allvarlig; blygsam* * *[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) [] allvarlig, from, blyg[], tillbakadragen- demurely- demureness -
9 fight
n. slagsmål, bråk; strid; gräl; boxningsmatch; stridslust--------v. bråka; strida, kämpa; slåss; slå tillbaka fienden, kämpa sig fram* * *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.) slåss2) (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.) bekämpa3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bråka2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) slagsmål, strid2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kamp3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kampvilja, stridslust4) (a boxing-match.) boxningsmatch•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
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10 lay bare
blotta, avslöja, frilägga* * *(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.) frilägga, blottlägga -
11 retiring
adj. som går i pension; som drar sig tillbaka; försynt, blyg* * *adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) försynt, reserverad -
12 self-conscious
självmedveten* * *[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.) generad, osäker, besvärad- self-consciousness -
13 shyer
comparative; see shy -
14 sidle
v. gå på tvären, gå tvekande, smyga* * *(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.) gå i sidled -
15 soft-spoken
adjective (having a gentle voice or manner: She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile.) vänlig, älskvärd, som talar med mild (vänlig) röst -
16 timid
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