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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 retiring
adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) retraído* * *re.tir.ing[rit'aiəriŋ] adj 1 que se retira, afasta ou aposenta. 2 retraído, reservado. 3 acanhado, tímido. -
4 retiring
adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) retraído
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Shy — (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (sh[imac] [ e]r) or {Shyer}; superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce[ o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. {Eschew}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shy — shy1 [ʃaı] adj comparative shyer superlative shyest [: Old English; Origin: sceoh] 1.) nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know ▪ He was a quiet, shy man. shy with ▪ She was very shy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shy — shy1 [ ʃaı ] adjective * 1. ) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people you do not know: Archie was shy and awkward. I d love to meet her, but I m too shy to introduce myself. a ) shy behavior shows that someone is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shy — I UK [ʃaɪ] / US adjective Word forms shy : adjective shy comparative shier superlative shiest * 1) a) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know Archie was shy and awkward. I d love to meet her… … English dictionary
shy — 1. adjective /ʃaɪ/ a) Easily frightened; timid. a shy bird. b) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. He is very shy with strangers. Ant: brazen … Wiktionary
To fight shy — Shy Shy (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (sh[imac] [ e]r) or {Shyer}; superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce[ o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shy (company) — Infobox Company company name = SHY company company type = Società a Responsabilità Limita (Limited company) company slogan = foundation = 2001 location city = Venice location country = Italy location = key people = Paolo Tommasin, Designer… … Wikipedia
shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… … English dictionary
shy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ violently PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush. Shy is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} … Collocations dictionary
shy sort — • a good sort • a nice sort • a jolly sort • a shy sort • a timid sort (from Idioms in Speech) a likeable, friendly person a bad lot a bad or wicked person Alice wasn t perfect, Joe Lampton said. But who is? She was a jolly good sort, and I m… … Idioms and examples
