shy dans l' Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

I.shy¹ <shyer, shyest> [Am ʃaɪ, GB ʃʌɪ] ADJ

1.1. shy:

shy person

tímido

shy person

vergonzoso

shy smile

tímido

shy animal

huraño

shy animal

asustadizo

I felt very shy in front of all those people

me sentía cohibido delante de toda esa gente

don't be shy

no seas tímido

don't be shy

que no te dé vergüenza

he's very shy with women

es muy tímido con las mujeres

he's shy about undressing

le da vergüenza desnudarse

don't be shy about asking me for money

no debe darte vergüenza pedirme dinero

1.2. shy (wary, cautious) pred:

to be shy of -ing don't be shy of telling her what you think

no tengas miedo de decirle lo que piensas

I'd be shy of getting involved in that

yo me cuidaría de meterme en eso

I'd be shy of getting involved in that

yo me lo pensaría dos veces antes de meterme en eso

2. shy (lacking) Am fam pred, no comp:

to be shy of sth, we were shy of funds

andábamos escasos de fondos

to be shy of sth, we were shy of funds

andábamos cortos de fondos fam

he was four years shy of being eligible to retire

le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse

she came up shy (of victory) by only a few votes

no ganó por unos pocos votos

she came up shy (of victory) by only a few votes

le faltaron unos pocos votos para ganar

II.shy¹ <shies, shying, shied> [Am ʃaɪ, GB ʃʌɪ] VERBE intr

shy

respingar

shy

asustarse

her horse shied when the gun went off/at the noise

el caballo respingó al dispararse la pistola/al oír el ruido

shy² <shies, shying, shied> [Am ʃaɪ, GB ʃʌɪ] VERBE trans

shy

tirar

shy

aventar Col Mex Pérou

shy away VERBE [Am ʃaɪ -, GB ʃʌɪ -] (v + adv)

to shy away (from sth) he tends to shy away from emotional involvement

tiende a rehuir los compromisos sentimentales

we mustn't shy away from making a decision

no debemos tener miedo de tomar una decisión

gun-shy [ˈɡənˌʃaɪ] ADJ

gun-shy dog:

gun-shy

que se asusta con el ruido de las escopetas

work-shy [Am ˈwərkˌʃaɪ, GB] ADJ

work-shy

haragán

work-shy

vago fam

work-shy

flojo fam

camera-shy [ˈkæm(ə)rəʃaɪ] ADJ

he's camera-shy

se cohíbe frente a una cámara

coconut shy SUBST (in UK)

coconut shy

tiro m al coco

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire espagnol»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

ranchero (ranchera)

shy

encogido (encogida)

shy

mañero (mañera) (arisco)

shy

shy dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

I.shy <-er, -est> [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy

tímido, -a

2. shy (lacking):

shy

escaso, -a

we're still a few hundred dollars shy of our goal

todavía nos faltan unos cuantos dólares para alcanzar nuestro objetivo

II.shy <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VERBE intr

shy horse:

shy

respingar

shy

bellaquear Arg, Bol, Urug

camera-shy ADJ

to be camera-shy

no ser muy amigo de las fotografías

shy away from VERBE intr

to shy away from sth

asustarse de algo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar hacer algo

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire espagnol»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

chúcaro (-a)

shy

pudoroso (-a) (recatado)

shy

tímido (-a)

shy

penado (-a)

shy

bellaquear

to shy

cortado (-a) (tímido)

shy

vergonzoso (-a) (tímido)

shy

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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Don't be shy about logging the time, and at the end of the week get it all into a spreadsheet and tot up the hours.

www.lifehacker.com.au

He is painfully shy and socially inept, however, and his attempts to become closer to the family are gently rebuffed.

en.wikipedia.org

The crotchety charm of the shy and awkward characters he played as a young man has worn off; nowadays, he comes across as just plain crotchety.

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He did not shy away from criticising the scientific establishment when he felt it was failing to put patients' interests first.

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With the focus off the cats, even the shyest of shy-guys ventured down to sniff at the slow-moving bodies quietly emitting posi-chill vibes.

www.portlandmercury.com

So the people that are big-headed always were big-headed; shy people feel even more confused.

www.sundayworld.com

They are very intelligent and playful, but tend to be shy around strangers.

en.wikipedia.org

With caves being the natural enemy of camera equipment, capturing the camera-shy ancient spider on film has presented some major challenges.

www.abc.net.au

Behind the grizzled hair and tortoiseshell bifocals he looks profoundly shy.

www.ft.com

He was considered to be a shy and reserved boy, which became noticeable in his particularly reticent conversations distinguished by the lack of personal pronouns.

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