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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.) tímido, vergonzoso, reservado2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) avergonzado3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) asustadizo, huraño
2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) espantarse- shyly- shyness
shy adj tímidoEl comparativo de shy se puede escribir shyer o shier; el superlativo se puede escribir shyest o shiesttr[ʃaɪ]1 (person - timid) tímido,-a; (- bashful) vergonzoso,-a; (- reserved) reservado,-a; (- unsociable, nervous) huraño,-a■ don't be shy no seas tímido, no tengas vergüenza, no te cortes2 (animal) asustadizo,-a, huraño,-a1 (horse) espantarse (at, de), respingar, asustarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLonce bitten, twice shy gato escaldado del agua fría huyeto be shy about doing something darle vergüenza a uno hacer algoto be shy of doing something (wary, cautious) tener miedo de hacer algo, no atreverse a hacer algoto be shy of something SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (lacking, short) andar escaso,-a de algo, faltar algo————————tr[ʃaɪ]1 (throw) tirar, lanzar1) timid: tímido2) wary: cautelosohe's not shy about asking: no vacila en preguntar3) short: corto (de dinero, etc.)I'm two dollars shy: me faltan dos dólaresadj.• arisco, -a adj.• asombradizo, -a adj.• asustadizo, -a adj.• espantadizo, -a adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• huidizo, -a adj.• huraño, -a adj.• lengüicorto, -a adj.• pudibundo, -a adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• púdico, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.• receloso, -a adj.• retraído, -a adj.• tímido, -a adj.• vergonzoso, -a adj.n.• echada s.f.• respingo s.m.v.• espantarse v.• lanzar v.• respingar v.
I ʃaɪadjective shyer, shyestdon't be shy — no seas tímido, que no te dé vergüenza
2) ( lacking) (AmE colloq) (pred, no comp)to be shy of something: we were shy of funds andábamos escasos or (fam) cortos de fondos; he was four years shy of being eligible to retire — le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse
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shies, shying, shied intransitive verb \<\<horse\>\> respingar*
I [ʃaɪ]1. ADJ(compar shyer) (superl shyest)1) (=nervous) [person] vergonzoso, tímido; [smile] tímido; [animal] asustadizo, hurañocome on, don't be shy! — ¡venga, no seas tímido or no tengas vergüenza!
she went all shy when asked to give her opinion — le dio vergüenza cuando le preguntaron su opinión, le dio corte cuando le preguntaron su opinión (Sp) *
they may feel shy about talking to her — puede que les dé vergüenza hablar con ella, puede que les dé corte hablar con ella (Sp) *
bite 2., 1), camera-shy, fight 3., 3), gun-shyto be shy with people — ser tímido con la gente, sentirse cohibido con la gente
2)• shy of (esp US) (=short of) —
we're $65,000 shy of the $1 million that's needed — nos faltan 65.000 dólares para el millón de dólares que se necesitan
2.VI [horse] asustarse, espantarse (at de)- shy away
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[ʃaɪ](Brit) N (=throw) tirada f* * *
I [ʃaɪ]adjective shyer, shyestdon't be shy — no seas tímido, que no te dé vergüenza
2) ( lacking) (AmE colloq) (pred, no comp)to be shy of something: we were shy of funds andábamos escasos or (fam) cortos de fondos; he was four years shy of being eligible to retire — le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse
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shies, shying, shied intransitive verb \<\<horse\>\> respingar*
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