shy im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für shy im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy person

timide (with, of avec)

shy animal

farouche (with, of avec)

2. shy (afraid):

to be shy of sb/of doing

avoir peur de qn/de faire

to make sb feel shy

intimider qn

3. shy Am (short):

I'm 10 cents shy of a dollar

il me manque 10 cents pour faire un dollar

he's two years shy of 40

dans deux ans il aura 40 ans

II.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VERB trans (throw)

to shy sth at

jeter qc à

III.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VERB intr

shy horse:

shy

faire un écart (at devant)

IV.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ]

to fight shy of (avoid)

fuir devant

to fight shy of doing

éviter à tout prix de faire

camera-shy [Am ˈkæm(ə)rəʃaɪ] ADJ

she's camera-shy

elle n'aime pas qu'on la prenne en photo

work-shy ADJ abw

work-shy

paresseux/-euse

coconut shy SUBST Brit

coconut shy

jeu m de massacre

media-shy ADJ

media-shy

qui n'aime pas les médias

shy away VERB [Brit ʃʌɪ -, Am ʃaɪ -]

shy away

se tenir à l'écart (from de)

to shy away from doing

répugner à faire

gun-shy dog SUBST

gun-shy dog

chien m que les coups de fusil effraient

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once bitten twice shy Sprichw

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide Sprichw

Übersetzungen für shy im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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timide personne, animal

shy, timid

timide

shy person

c'est un grand timide

he's terribly shy

il joue les timides

he's pretending to be shy, he's being coy

incartade

shy

faire une incartade

to shy

shy im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für shy im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.shy¹ <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] ugs VERB trans

shy

balancer

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] ugs SUBST

to take a shy at sth

s'en prendre à qc

I.shy² <-er [or -ier] , -est [or -iest]> [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy person, smile

timide

shy child, animal

craintif(-ive)

to be shy of people

craindre les gens

2. shy (lacking):

shy

manquer de

we are shy of $50

il nous manque 50 dollars

II.shy² <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VERB intr

shy horse:

shy

se cabrer

camera-shy ADJ

camera-shy

timide face à la caméra

shy away VERB intr

to shy away from doing sth

éviter de faire qc

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once bitten twice shy Sprichw

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide Sprichw

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

éviter (à tout prix) qc/de faire qc?

Übersetzungen für shy im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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timide

shy

être d'un naturel jaloux/timide

to be naturally jealous/shy

s'effaroucher

to shy

farouche

shy

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Englisch

She does not shy away from subjects seen by the public as taboo.

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Since many venues tend to shy away from more experimental music, houses and other private venues were often the only places these bands could play.

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

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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

The world's rarest -- and most camera-shy -- gorillas have been captured in extraordinary close-up footage.

www.mirror.co.uk

She is kind of shy but when she becomes determined, she'll open up.

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In general, she is very shy, an avid bookworm, and has a terrible sense of direction (leading her to get lost easily, particularly in tournaments).

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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

Nature is the antithesis: slow, earthly, camera-shy.

www.treehugger.com