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1 shy away
indietreggiare, arretrare intimoritoto shy away from doing — rifuggire dal fare, evitare di fare
* * *indietreggiare, arretrare intimoritoto shy away from doing — rifuggire dal fare, evitare di fare
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2 shy
I [ʃaɪ]2) (afraid)3) (avoid)II [ʃaɪ]verbo intransitivo [ horse] adombrarsi (at davanti a)- shy away* * *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.) timido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) timoroso3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) diffidente, guardingo2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) (fare uno scarto)- shyly- shyness* * *[ʃaɪ]timido (-a), (unsociable) schivo (-a)don't be shy of asking for... — non esitare a chiedere...
2. vito shy (at) — fare uno scarto (davanti a)3. vt old(throw) scagliare* * *I [ʃaɪ]2) (afraid)3) (avoid)II [ʃaɪ]verbo intransitivo [ horse] adombrarsi (at davanti a)- shy away -
3 ♦ shy
♦ shy (1) /ʃaɪ/a.1 pauroso; timoroso; schivo (lett.); timido: a shy little girl, una ragazzina timorosa; a shy approach, un timido approccio● shy of, a ( un certo tempo) da: I was one month shy of retirement, ero a un mese dalla pensione □ (fam. USA) to be shy of (o on), essere a corto di ( quattrini, ecc.) □ to be shy of doing st., esitare (o essere riluttante) a far qc. □ to fight shy of, evitare; stare (o girare) alla larga da □ to be gun-shy, aver paura di toccare (o di sparare con, del rumore di) un fucile □ to make sb. shy, intimidire q. □ to be shy of women, avere paura delle donne; esserne intimidito □ (fam. USA) I'm three bucks shy, mi mancano tre dollari ( per pagare un debito, una scommessa, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) We are ten votes shy, ci mancano dieci voti ( per vincere) □ (fam. USA) It's just shy of ten, manca poco alle dieci.shy (2) /ʃaɪ/n.scarto, scartata ( di un cavallo).shy (3) /ʃaɪ/n. (fam. antiq.)1 lancio; getto; colpo; tiro2 tentativo; prova3 frecciata; stoccata; motto pungente: to have a shy at sb., lanciare una frecciata a q.; schernire q.● to have a shy at st., tentare d'ottenere qc.; cercare di colpire qc.(to) shy (1) /ʃaɪ/v. i.1 ( di cavallo) adombrarsi; fare uno scarto: His horse shied at the fence, il suo cavallo fece uno scarto davanti all'ostacolo2 (fig.) essere riluttante; esitare; tirarsi indietro● to shy away from st., rifuggire da qc.; evitare di, guardarsi (bene) dal fare qc. □ to shy off, schivare; scansare; tirarsi indietro, rifiutare.(to) shy (2) /ʃaɪ/ (fam. antiq.)v. t.gettare; lanciare; tirare; scagliare: The boy shied a stone over the fence, il ragazzo ha tirato un sasso oltre lo steccato.
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