Shy in spanish
Tímido
pronunciation: timidoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: timidoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
shy [shier -comp., shiest -sup.]1 = tímido, vergonzoso, huidizo, timorato. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.more:
» as shy as shy can be = más corto que las mangas de un chaleco.
Example: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.» be shy of + Gerundio = precaverse de, guardarse de, recelar, evitar.
Example: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.» feel + shy = dar vergüenza, sentirse cohibido, dar corte.
Example: Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.» fight + shy of = intentar evitar.
Example: The Social Security Administration has fought shy of providing I & R services through its many district offices because of heavy work loads.» gun-shy = asustadizo, desconfiado, cauto, receloso.
Example: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.» once bitten, twice shy = gato escaldado del agua fría huye, de los escarmentados nacen los avisados.
Example: To promote food products, it is essential that exaggerated claims must be avoided, for the consumer 'once bitten is twice shy'.shy2 = asustarse, espantarse, respingar.
Example: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.more:
» shy away from = evitar, rehuir.
Example: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.» shy from = evitar, rehuir.
Example: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.