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diffident [ˈdɪfɪdənt][smile] embarrassé• to be diffident [person] manquer de confiance en soi* * *['dɪfɪdənt]adjective [person] qui manque d'assurance; [smile, gesture] timide -
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diffident adj [person] qui manque d'assurance or de confiance ; [smile, gesture] timide ; to be diffident about doing hésiter à faire. -
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['dɪfɪdənt]* * *['difidənt](not confident.) insicuro- diffidence* * *diffident /ˈdɪfɪdənt/a.1 che non ha fiducia in sé stesso; insicuro2 eccessivamente modesto; timidodiffidently avv. FALSI AMICI: diffident non significa diffidente.* * *['dɪfɪdənt] -
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adjectivezaghaft; (modest) zurückhaltend* * *['difidənt](not confident.) schüchtern- academic.ru/86177/diffidently">diffidently- diffidence* * *dif·fi·dent[ˈdɪfɪdənt]1. (shy) zaghaft, schüchtern2. (modest) zurückhaltend, bescheiden* * *['dIfIdənt]adjzurückhaltend, bescheiden; smile zaghafthe was diffident about offering his help — er hat zaghaft seine Hilfe angeboten
* * *diffident adj (adv diffidently) schüchtern, ohne Selbstvertrauen:be diffident about doing sth etwas nur zögernd oder zaghaft tun* * *adjectivezaghaft; (modest) zurückhaltend* * *adj.schüchtern adj. -
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'difidənt(not confident.) usikker, nølende, forknytt- diffidenceadj. \/ˈdɪfɪd(ə)nt\/1) uten selvtillit, usikker, nølende2) beskjeden, blyg, forsagt, forknyttbe diffident about doing something nøle med å gjøre noe -
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I 1. adjective,don't be shy — sei nicht [so] schüchtern!
feel shy about doing something — sich genieren, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbbe shy of doing something — Hemmungen haben, etwas zu tun
scheuen (at vor + Dat.)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91561/shy_away">shy awayII 1. transitive verb(throw)2. intransitive verbshy something at something/somebody — etwas auf etwas/jemanden schmeißen (ugs.)
schmeißen (ugs.) (at nach)* * *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.) schüchtern2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zurückhaltend2. verb- shyly- shyness* * *shy1[ʃaɪ]( dated)I. vt<- ie->( fam)▪ to \shy sth at sb/sth etw auf jdn/etw werfenshy2[ʃaɪ]I. adj1. (timid) schüchtern\shy smile scheues Lächelnwe're only £100 \shy of the total amount uns fehlen nur noch 100 Pfund vom GesamtbetragII. vi<- ie->1. horse scheuen2. (avoid)* * *I [ʃaɪ]1. adj (+er)1) schüchtern; animal scheuto be shy of/with sb — Hemmungen vor/gegenüber jdm haben
to be shy of or about doing sth — Hemmungen haben, etw zu tun
don't be shy of telling me if there's anything you need — sagen Sie mir ruhig, wenn Sie etwas brauchen
See:→ fight2) (esp US inf= short)
we're 3 dollars shy — wir haben 3 Dollar zu wenigtwo days shy of his 95th birthday — zwei Tage vor seinem 95. Geburtstag
2. vi(horse) scheuen (at vor +dat) II1. n(= throw) Wurf mto have a shy at sth (fig) — sich an etw (dat)
I'll have a shy at it to have a shy at doing sth — ich kanns ja mal versuchen etw zu tun versuchen
2. vtwerfen* * *shy1 [ʃaı]A adj (adv shyly) komp shyer, shier, sup shyest, shiest [-ıst]1. scheu (Tier)2. (kontakt)scheu, schüchtern3. zurückhaltend:4. misstrauisch5. zaghaft:6. besonders US umg knapp (of an dat):shy of money knapp bei Kasse umg9. kümmerlich (Pflanze, Tier)B v/i1. scheuen (at vor dat) (Pferd etc)shy away from doing sth davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tunshy2 [ʃaı]A v/t werfen, schleudernB v/i werfen (at nach)C s1. Wurf m2. figa) Hieb m, Stichelei fb) Versuch m:* * *I 1. adjective,don't be shy — sei nicht [so] schüchtern!
feel shy about doing something — sich genieren, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbbe shy of doing something — Hemmungen haben, etwas zu tun
scheuen (at vor + Dat.)Phrasal Verbs:- shy awayII 1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbshy something at something/somebody — etwas auf etwas/jemanden schmeißen (ugs.)
schmeißen (ugs.) (at nach)* * *n.scheu adj.schüchtern adj. v.scheuen v.
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