shy no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para shy no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.shy¹ <shyer, shyest> [americ ʃaɪ, Brit 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) americ coloq pred, no compar:

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 coloq

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> [americ ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] VERBO 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> [americ ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] VERBO trans

shy

tirar

shy

aventar Col Méx Peru

shy away VERBO [americ ʃaɪ -, Brit 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 [americ ˈwərkˌʃaɪ, Brit] ADJ

work-shy

haragán

work-shy

vago coloq

work-shy

flojo coloq

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

Traduções para shy no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

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ranchero (ranchera)

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encogido (encogida)

shy

mañero (mañera) (arisco)

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shy no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para shy no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- VERBO trans coloq (throw)

shy

tirar

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- SUBST

1. shy (throw):

shy

tirada f

shy in soccer

saque m de banda

2. shy fig (attempt):

shy

tentativa f

to have a shy at sth

probar algo

I.shy² [ʃaɪ] -er, -est -ie- ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy

tímido, -a

2. shy (lacking):

shy

escaso, -a

we're still a few pounds shy

nos faltan todavía unas cuantas libras

II.shy² [ʃaɪ] -er, -est -ie- VERBO intr

shy horse:

shy

respingar

shy

bellaquear Arg, Bol, Urug

camera-shy ADJ

to be camera-shy

no ser muy amigo de las fotografías

work-shy [ˈwɜ:kʃaɪ, americ ˈwɜ:rk-] ADJ Brit

work-shy

perezoso, -a

coconut shy <-ies> SUBST Brit (game)

coconut shy

tiro m al coco

shy away from VERBO intr

to shy away from sth

asustarse de algo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar hacer algo

Traduções para shy no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

Mais traduções e expressões típicas para o termo que pesquisou.

tímido (-a)

shy

chúcaro (-a)

shy

vergonzoso (-a) (tímido)

shy

pudoroso (-a) (recatado)

shy

shy Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

to shy away from sth

asustarse de algo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar hacer algo

to have a shy at sth

probar algo

we're still a few pounds shy

nos faltan todavía unas cuantas libras

once bitten twice shy prov

el gato escaldado del agua fría huye prov

to be camera-shy

no ser muy amigo de las fotografías

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

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.

en.wikipedia.org

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.

en.wikipedia.org