shies im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für shies im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.shy¹ <shyer, shyest> [Am 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) Am ugs pred, no Komp:

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 ugs

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, Brit ʃʌɪ] VERB 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, Brit ʃʌɪ] VERB trans

shy

tirar

shy

aventar Col Méx Perú

shy away VERB [Am 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 [Am ˈwərkˌʃaɪ, Brit] ADJ

work-shy

haragán

work-shy

vago ugs

work-shy

flojo ugs

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

Übersetzungen für shies im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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rehuir

to shy away from

rehúye el trato con la gente

she shies away from contact with people

ranchero (ranchera)

shy

encogido (encogida)

shy

shies im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für shies im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- VERB trans ugs (throw)

shy

tirar

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- SUBST

1. shy (throw):

shy

tirada f

shy in soccer

saque m de banda

2. shy übtr (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- VERB 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, Am ˈwɜ:rk-] ADJ Brit

work-shy

perezoso, -a

coconut shy <-ies> SUBST Brit (game)

coconut shy

tiro m al coco

shy away from VERB intr

to shy away from sth

asustarse de algo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar hacer algo

Übersetzungen für shies im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

tímido (-a)

shy

chúcaro (-a)

shy

vergonzoso (-a) (tímido)

shy

pudoroso (-a) (recatado)

shy

shies Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

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 Sprichw

el gato escaldado del agua fría huye Sprichw

to be camera-shy

no ser muy amigo de las fotografías