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1 shy
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.) tímido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) retraído3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) arisco2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) espantar-se- shyly- shyness* * *shy1[ʃai] vt 1 espantar-se, recuar, assustar-se. the horse shies at the train / o cavalo espanta-se com o trem. he shies at it / ele recua diante disso. 2 encolher, contrair-se. • adj 1 tímido, acanhado, modesto. 2 medroso, assustado. 3 cauteloso, desconfiado, cuidadoso. 4 escondido, retirado. 5 sl carente, mal provido. to be shy of funds sl estar pronto (sem dinheiro). to fight shy of something evitar. he fights shy of doing it / ele tem receio de o fazer. he fights shy of me / ele procura evitar-me. to shy at recuar. to shy away from evitar fazer algo, recear, esquivar-se de.————————shy2[ʃai] n arremesso, lance (de pedra). • vt coll atirar rápida e silenciosamente. to have a shy at atirar contra.————————shy3[ʃai] suf acrescentado a substantivos formando adjetivos. camera-shy ter vergonha de ser fotografado, filmado. coconut shy barraca de parque de diversões onde pessoas jogam bolas para derrubar cocos. work shy preguiçoso, que não quer trabalhar. -
2 shy
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.) tímido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) retraído3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) arisco2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) refugar- shyly- shyness -
3 shy
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4 to fight shy of something
to fight shy of somethingevitar. he fights shy of doing it / ele tem receio de o fazer. he fights shy of me / ele procura evitar-me. -
5 camera-shy
cam.e.ra-shy[k'æmərə ʃai] adj que fica nervoso quando é filmado ou fotografado.————————camera-shyter vergonha de ser fotografado, filmado. -
6 coconut shy
co.co.nut shy[koukən∧t ʃ'ai] n jogo de tiro-ao-alvo em que o prêmio é conseguido derrubando cocos com bolas.————————coconut shybarraca de parque de diversões onde pessoas jogam bolas para derrubar cocos. -
7 to be shy of funds
to be shy of fundssl estar pronto (sem dinheiro). -
8 to fight shy of
to fight shy ofevitar, esquivar-se a. -
9 to have a shy at
to have a shy atatirar contra. -
10 to shy at
to shy atrecuar. -
11 to shy away from
to shy away fromevitar fazer algo, recear, esquivar-se de. -
12 work shy
work shypreguiçoso, que não quer trabalhar. -
13 work-shy
work-shy[w'ə:k ʃai] adj avesso ao trabalho, preguiçoso. -
14 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) evitar -
15 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) esquivar-se -
16 shyster
shy.ster[ʃ'aistə] n Amer sl 1 rábula: advogado de fama duvidosa. 2 político de fama duvidosa. -
17 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *[fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte. -
18 Bolshy
Bol.shy[b'ɔlʃi] abbr Bolshevik (bolchevique). -
19 bashful
['bæʃful](shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) tímido- bashfulness* * *bash.ful[b'æʃful] adj acanhado, tímido, modesto. -
20 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) morder2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) mordidela2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) mordidela•- biting- bite the dust* * *[bait] n 1 bocado: pedaço cortado com os dentes. give me a bite / deixe dar uma dentada, dê-me algo para comer. 2 refeição ligeira. 3 mordedura, mordida, dentada. 4 ferida, ferroada, picada. 5 dor aguda. 6 aperto, ato de agarrar. 7 ação mordente de um ácido sobre metal. • vt (ps bit, pp bit, bitten) 1 morder, cortar com os dentes. the dog bit me in the arm, he bit my arm / o cachorro mordeu-me no braço, ele mordeu meu braço. 2 roer. 3 cortar, perfurar. 4 ferir com os dentes, picar, ferroar. 5 abocar, abocanhar, morder repentinamente. 6 causar dor aguda a. 7 agarrar-se a, pegar em. 8 morder a isca, ser pego (o peixe, e também figurativo). 9 trapacear, iludir. 10 corroer, atacar (ácido). it bit in / corroeu. 11 impressionar profundamente. be bitten with ser apaixonado por (alguma coisa). bite one’s lips controlar-se. it bit into cortou em. once bitten, twice shy gato escaldado tem medo de água fria. to be bitten a) ser mordido. b) ser enganado. to bite off more than one can chew coll assumir encargos superiores às suas forças. to bite the dust ser vencido, cair morto. to bite the hand that feeds cuspir no prato em que comeu. to bite the tongue guardar segredo.
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