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1 timid tim·id adj
['tɪmɪd](shy) timido (-a), (easily scared) timoroso (-a), pauroso (-a) -
2 scare
I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
* * *[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) spaventare2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) spavento2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panico•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *['skɛə(r)]1. nspavento, paurato give sb a scare — far prendere uno spavento a qn, mettere paura a qn
2. vtspaventare, impaurireto scare sb to death; scare sb stiff fam — spaventare qn a morte
•* * *scare /skɛə(r)/n.spavento; sgomento; sbigottimento; panico; spaghetto, strizza (fam.): to give sb. a scare, mettere (o fare) paura a q.● scare-heading (o scare headline), titolo allarmistico ( di giornale) □ scare moment, momento di panico □ scare story, notizia (o voce) allarmistica.(to) scare /skɛə(r)/v. t.spaventare; atterrire; sbigottire; sgomentare; impaurire● to scare away (o off), far fuggire (dallo spavento); mettere in fuga (spaventando); scoraggiare, far allontanare ( clienti, ecc.): The police scared away the kidnappers, la polizia ha messo in fuga i rapitori □ (fam.) to scare sb. stiff, spaventare a morte q. □ (fam.) to scare the hell out of sb., far prendere a q. una paura del diavolo □ (volg.) to scare the shit out of sb. (o to scare sb. shitless), fare in modo che q. se la faccia sotto per la paura; fare prendere una strizza a q. □ (fam. USA) to scare up, mettere insieme, improvvisare ( un pasto, ecc.); raggranellare, racimolare ( soldi, ecc.).* * *I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
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3 stiff
I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rigido; indolenzito2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) rigido, duro; indolenzito3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
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