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1 to be wary about doing something
no querer hacer algo, temer hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be wary about doing something
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wary [ˈwεərɪ]• to be wary about sb/sth se méfier de qn/qch* * *['weərɪ]1) ( cautious) prudentto be wary — montrer de la circonspection (of vis-à-vis de)
2) ( distrustful) méfiantto be wary — se méfier (of de)
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adjectivevorsichtig; (suspicious) misstrauisch (of gegenüber)be wary of or about doing something — sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun
be wary of somebody/something — sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen
* * *['weəri]- academic.ru/93621/warily">warily- wariness* * *[ˈweəri, AM ˈweri]adj vorsichtig, wachsamwith a \wary note in one's voice mit einem argwöhnischen [o misstrauischen] Unterton in der Stimme▪ to be \wary about [or of] doing sth etw nur ungern tunI'm a bit \wary about giving people my address when I don't know them very well ich bin vorsichtig, wenn es darum geht, Leuten, die ich nicht besonders gut kenne, meine Adresse zu geben* * *['wɛərɪ]adj (+er)vorsichtig; (= looking and planning ahead) umsichtig, klug, wachsam; look misstrauisch, argwöhnischto be wary of or about sb/sth — sich vor jdm/einer Sache in Acht nehmen, vor jdm/einer Sache auf der Hut sein
to be wary of or about doing sth — seine Zweifel or Bedenken haben, ob man etw tun soll
be wary of talking to strangers — hüte dich davor, mit Fremden zu sprechen
to keep a wary eye on sb/sth — ein wachsames Auge auf jdn/etw haben
* * *wary [ˈweərı] adj (adv warily)1. a) wachsam, vorsichtigb) argwöhnisch:a) achtgeben auf (akk),be wary of doing sth sich (davor) hüten, etwas zu tun;keep a wary eye on ein wachsames Auge haben auf (akk)2. umsichtig, bedacht(sam)3. vorsichtig, behutsam* * *adjectivevorsichtig; (suspicious) misstrauisch (of gegenüber)be wary of or about doing something — sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun
be wary of somebody/something — sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen
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'weəri(cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning): Be wary of lending money to him.) cauteloso, cauto, prudente- warily- wariness
tr['weərɪ]1 (cautious) cauto,-a, cauteloso,-a, prudente; (suspicious) desconfiado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be wary of somebody desconfiar de alguien, recelar de alguien, dudar de alguiento be wary of something/somebody recelar de algo/alguien, no fiarse de algo/alguiento be wary about doing something no querer hacer algo, temer hacer algoto keep a wary eye on somebody vigilar a alguiento be wary of: desconfiar deadj.• acuchillado, -a adj.• cauteloso, -a adj.• cauto, -a adj.'weri, 'weəriadjective warier, wariest cauteloso, precavidoto be wary OF somebody/something — no fiarse* de alguien/algo, recelar de alguien/algo
['wɛǝrɪ]ADJ (compar warier) (superl wariest) [person] receloso; [manner] cauteloso, precavido•
banks are becoming increasingly wary — los bancos están volviéndose cada vez más precavidos•
to keep a wary eye on sth/sb, I kept a wary eye on the gathering stormclouds — observaba con cierta preocupación los nubarrones que se acercabanthe president had to keep a wary eye on the radical faction of his party — el presidente tenía que vigilar de cerca al sector más radical de su partido
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the question made her wary — la pregunta la puso en guardia•
to be wary of sth/sb — desconfiar de algo/algn, no fiarse de algo/algnto be wary of strangers — desconfiar or no fiarse de los desconocidos
they were very wary of his violent temper — se mostraban muy cautelosos debido a su temperamento violento
* * *['weri, 'weəri]adjective warier, wariest cauteloso, precavidoto be wary OF somebody/something — no fiarse* de alguien/algo, recelar de alguien/algo
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['weərɪ]1) (cautious) [manner, reply] prudente, cauto, accorto2) (distrustful) [look, person] diffidente* * *['weəri](cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning): Be wary of lending money to him.) accorto, cauto; diffidente- warily- wariness* * *wary /ˈwɛərɪ/a.accorto; cauto; circospetto; guardingo; diffidente: to be wary of sb., diffidare di q.; essere sospettoso di q.● to be wary of doing st., stare attento a non fare qc.; guardarsi dal fare qc.: He is wary of breaking the rules of the road, si guarda (bene) dal violare il codice della stradawarily avv.* * *['weərɪ]1) (cautious) [manner, reply] prudente, cauto, accorto2) (distrustful) [look, person] diffidente -
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vorsichtig, wachsam;with a \wary note in one's voice mit einem argwöhnischen [o misstrauischen] Unterton in der Stimme;I'm a bit \wary about giving people my address when I don't know them very well ich bin vorsichtig, wenn es darum geht, Leuten, die ich nicht besonders gut kenne, meine Adresse zu geben; -
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['wɛərɪ]to be wary (of) — essere diffidente (di), diffidare (di)
to be wary about or of doing sth — andare cauto (-a) nel fare qc, esitare a fare qc
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11 to be shy of doing something
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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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['keɪdʒɪ]aggettivo colloq.1) (wary) prudente, guardingo2) AE (shrewd) astuto, furbo* * *['kei‹i](secretive: He's very cagey about his plans.) circospetto- caginess* * *cagey /ˈkeɪdʒɪ/ (fam.)a.astuto; furbo; guardingo; circospettocaginessn. [u]astuzia; furbizia; circospezione.* * *['keɪdʒɪ]aggettivo colloq.1) (wary) prudente, guardingo2) AE (shrewd) astuto, furbo -
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['kɔːʃəs]1) (careful) [person, attitude] cauto, prudente2) (wary) [ person] cauto, circospetto; [ response] cauto, prudente; [ welcome] cauto, diffidente; [ optimism] cauto* * *adjective (having or showing caution; careful: She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver.) cauto, prudente* * *['kɔːʃəs]1) (careful) [person, attitude] cauto, prudente -
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adjective1) (sparing, ungenerous) zurückhaltend (of mit)2) (cautious) vorsichtigbe chary of doing something — darauf bedacht sein, etwas nicht zu tun
* * *[' eəri]* * *[ˈtʃeəri, AM ˈtʃeri]to be \chary about [or of] strangers Fremden gegenüber sehr vorsichtig sein* * *['tʃɛərɪ]adj (+er)(= cautious) vorsichtig; (= sparing) zurückhaltend (of mit)I'd be chary of taking lifts from strangers if I were you — an deiner Stelle würde ich nicht so ohne Weiteres mit Fremden mitfahren
he is chary of giving praise — er ist mit Lob zurückhaltend
* * *chary [ˈtʃeərı] adj (adv charily)1. vorsichtig, behutsam ( beide:in, of in dat, bei)2. wählerisch3. sparsam, zurückhaltend ( beide:of mit)* * *adjective1) (sparing, ungenerous) zurückhaltend (of mit)2) (cautious) vorsichtigbe chary of doing something — darauf bedacht sein, etwas nicht zu tun
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adjectivevorsichtig; (circumspect) umsichtig* * *adjective (having or showing caution; careful: She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver.) vorsichtig* * *cau·tiousto play a \cautious game auf Sicherheit spielen\cautious optimism verhaltener Optimismus* * *['kɔːʃəs]adjvorsichtigto give sth a cautious welcome — etw mit Zurückhaltung or verhaltener Zustimmung aufnehmen
cautious optimism — vorsichtiger or verhaltener Optimismus
* * *cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] adj (adv cautiously)1. vorsichtig, behutsam, auf der Hut2. achtsam3. verhalten, gedämpft (Optimismus etc)* * *adjectivevorsichtig; (circumspect) umsichtig* * *adj.bedacht adj.behutsam adj.gedämpft adj.gewarnt adj.verhalten adj.vorsichtig adj.zurückhaltend adj. n.achtsam adj. -
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( = discreet) cachottier* * *(colloq), cagy (colloq) ['keɪdʒɪ] adjective1) ( wary) réticent/-e2) US ( shrewd) astucieux/-ieuse -
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shy [∫aɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = nervous) [person, smile, look] timide ; [animal] craintif• she went all shy when asked to give her opinion (inf) elle a été tout intimidée quand on lui a demandé de donner son avisb. ( = wary) to be shy of sb/sth avoir peur de qn/qch[horse] faire un écart (at devant)* * *[ʃaɪ] 1.1) ( timid) [person] timide (with, of avec); [animal] farouche (with, of avec)2) ( afraid)3) ( avoid)2.intransitive verb [horse] faire un écart (at devant)Phrasal Verbs:- shy away -
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1) ( careful) vorsichtig, achtsam;( prudent) umsichtig;to play a \cautious game auf Sicherheit spielen;to be \cautious about doing sth ( thoughtful) etw bedächtig tun;( hesitating) etw zögernd tun;to be \cautious in sth bei etw dat mit Bedacht vorgehen2) ( wary) vorsichtig;( anxious) ängstlich;\cautious optimism verhaltener Optimismus
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