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timorous person

  • 1 tímido

    adj.
    1 timid, shy, fearful, bashful.
    2 shy, bashful.
    * * *
    1 shy, timid
    2 figurado (intento etc) half-hearted
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    (f. - tímida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ shy, timid
    * * *
    - da adjetivo ( retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timid
    * * *
    = timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.
    Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
    Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
    Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
    Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
    Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.
    Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.
    Ex. Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.
    Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo ( retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timid
    * * *
    = timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.

    Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

    Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
    Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
    Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
    Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.
    Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.
    Ex: Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.
    Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

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    tímido -da
    (retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timid
    es muy tímido, no le gustan estas reuniones he's very shy, he doesn't like these meetings
    no seas tímido, pregúntale don't be shy o timid, ask her
    una sonrisa tímida a shy o timid smile
    * * *

     

    tímido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ( retraído) shy;


    (falto de decisión, coraje) timid
    tímido,-a
    I adj (vergonzoso) shy
    fig (reacción) una tímida acogida, a tepid o lukewarm welcome
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
    ' tímido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cerrada
    - cerrado
    - cortada
    - cortado
    - dejarse
    - fachada
    - ruborizarse
    - tímida
    - chupado
    - cohibido
    - esquivo
    - vergonzoso
    English:
    bashful
    - coy
    - diffident
    - mousy
    - naturally
    - self-conscious
    - shy
    - small
    - timid
    - wallflower
    - self
    - tongue
    * * *
    tímido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [vergonzoso] shy
    2. [vacilante] timid
    ♦ nm,f
    shy person;
    ser un tímido to be shy
    * * *
    adj shy, timid
    * * *
    tímido, -da adj
    : timid, shy
    ♦ tímidamente adv
    * * *
    tímido adj shy [comp. shier o shyer; superl. shiest o shyest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > tímido

  • 2 medroso

    adj.
    easily frightened, afraid, fearful, nervous.
    * * *
    1 fearful
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fearful person
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    ADJ fearful, timid
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (liter) fearful, fainthearted (liter)
    * * *
    Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (liter) fearful, fainthearted (liter)
    * * *

    Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

    * * *
    medroso -sa
    ( liter); fearful, fainthearted ( liter)
    * * *
    medroso, -a Literario
    ♦ adj
    [miedoso] fearful
    ♦ nm,f
    coward
    * * *
    adj fearful
    * * *
    medroso, -sa adj
    : fainthearted, fearful

    Spanish-English dictionary > medroso

  • 3 pusilánime

    adj.
    pusillanimous, poor-spirited, faint-hearted, fainthearted.
    f. & m.
    pusillanimous person, fainthearted person.
    * * *
    1 faint-hearted, pusillanimous
    * * *
    ADJ fainthearted, pusillanimous
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
    Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
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    * pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
    Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    * pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.

    * * *
    pusillanimous ( frml), fainthearted
    inténtalo, no seas pusilánime try it, don't be such a coward ( colloq)
    para esta clase de negocios no se puede ser pusilánime this line of business is not for the fainthearted
    el mundo no es de los pusilánimes this world is no place for the fainthearted
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    pusilánime adjetivo
    fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
    pusilánime adjetivo fainthearted, timorous, weak
    ' pusilánime' also found in these entries:
    English:
    faint-hearted
    - pushover
    - weak-willed
    - pathetic
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    faint-hearted;
    tiene un carácter pusilánime he's a weak character
    ♦ nmf
    faint-hearted person;
    la carrera no fue para los pusilánimes the race was not for the faint-hearted
    * * *
    adj fainthearted
    * * *
    cobarde: pusillanimous, cowardly

    Spanish-English dictionary > pusilánime

См. также в других словарях:

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  • Aps — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near an aspen tree, or a nickname for a timorous person, deriving from the Middle English apse (Olde English oeps , oespe ), meaning aspen .… …   Surnames reference

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  • Happs — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near an aspen tree, or a nickname for a timorous person, deriving from the Middle English apse (Olde English oeps , oespe ), meaning aspen .… …   Surnames reference

  • Aspey — This interesting name has two possible origins, the first being a topographic name for someone who lived by an aspen tree deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century aepse itself a transposed form of aespe meaning aspen . The surname from this …   Surnames reference

  • Aspy — This interesting name has two possible origins, the first being a topographic name for someone who lived by an aspen tree deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century aepse itself a transposed form of aespe meaning aspen . The surname from this …   Surnames reference

  • Esby — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three possible interpretations, from the Olde English pre 7th Century aeps, aespe , Middle English apse , aspen. The Scottish placename Esbie , is composed of this element,… …   Surnames reference

  • Espie — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three possible interpretations, from the Olde English pre 7th Century aeps, aespe , Middle English apse , aspen. The Scottish placename Esbie , is composed of this element,… …   Surnames reference

  • Espy — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three possible interpretations, from the Olde English pre 7th Century aeps, aespe , Middle English apse , aspen. The Scottish placename Esbie , is composed of this element,… …   Surnames reference

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