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1 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. -
2 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* * *sie zeigten keine Scheu Tiere: they weren’t at all shy;die Scheu vor etwas verlieren no longer be in awe of sth, lose one’s inhibitions about sth* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *nur sing. f.awe n. -
3 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. -
4 schüchtern
1. bashful2. bashfully3. coy4. diffident5. diffidently6. mousey7. mousy8. sheepish9. sheepishly10. shyly11. timidly adv
См. также в других словарях:
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shyly — adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner (Freq. 1) he smiled shyly • Syn: ↑timidly, ↑bashfully • Derived from adjective: ↑bashful (for: ↑bashfully), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shyly — adverb see shy I … New Collegiate Dictionary
shyly — See shyer. * * * … Universalium
shyly — adverb In a shy manner … Wiktionary
shyly — adv. bashfully, timidly; distrustfully, cautiously, warily … English contemporary dictionary
shyly — shy·ly … English syllables
shyly — See: shy … English dictionary
shily — Shyly Shy ly, adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve. [Written also {shily}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English