shy im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für shy im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.shy¹ [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy person

timido (with, of con)

shy animal

pauroso (with, of con)

2. shy (afraid):

to be shy of sb, of doing

essere timoroso di qn, di fare

to make sb feel shy

intimidire qn

3. shy (avoid):

to fight shy of

stare alla larga da

to fight shy of doing

evitare a tutti i costi di fare

4. shy Am (short):

I'm 10 cents shy of a dollar

mi mancano 10 cents per fare un dollaro

he's two years shy of 40

gli mancano due anni ai 40

II.shy¹ [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] SUBST (of horse)

shy

scarto m

I.shy² [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] SUBST SPORT

shy

lancio m

shy

tiro m

II.shy² [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VERB trans (throw)

to shy sth at

lanciare qc a

III.shy² [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VERB intr

shy horse:

shy

adombrarsi (at davanti a)

coconut shy [Brit] SUBST Brit

coconut shy

= gioco in cui si cercano di colpire e fare cadere noci di cocco

shy away VERB [ʃʌɪ -]

shy away

indietreggiare, arretrare intimorito (from da)

to shy away from doing

rifuggire dal or evitare di fare

work-shy [Brit, Am ˈwərkˌʃaɪ] ADJ abw

work-shy

pigro, sfaticato, senza voglia di lavorare

camera-shy [Am ˈkæm(ə)rəʃaɪ] ADJ

she's camera-shy

non le piace essere fotografata

media-shy [Brit ˈmiːdɪəˌʃʌɪ, Am ˈmidiəʃaɪ] ADJ

media-shy

che rifugge dai media

gun-shy dog [ˌɡʌnˈʃaɪdɒɡ] SUBST

gun-shy dog

cane che ha paura degli spari

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once bitten twice shy Sprichw

il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda

Übersetzungen für shy im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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scartata

shy

shy im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für shy im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.shy <-er, -est> [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy

timido, -a

2. shy (lacking):

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

ci mancano ancora qualche centinaia di dollari per raggiungere il target

II.shy <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VERB intr

shy horse:

shy

fare uno scarto

camera-shy ADJ

to be camera-shy

non amare farsi fotografare

shy away from VERB intr

to shy away from sth

sottrarsi a qc

to shy away from doing sth

evitare di fare qc

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once bitten twice shy Sprichw

se ci si scotta una volta non si gioca più col fuoco

Übersetzungen für shy im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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timido (-a) (persona, carattere)

shy

ritroso (-a)

shy

vergognoso (-a)

shy

intimidire

to make shy

vergognarsi

to be shy

shy Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

once bitten twice shy Sprichw

se ci si scotta una volta non si gioca più col fuoco

to shy away from sth

sottrarsi a qc

to shy away from doing sth

evitare di fare qc

to be camera-shy

non amare farsi fotografare

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

ci mancano ancora qualche centinaia di dollari per raggiungere il target

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Englisch

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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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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They are just over a year shy of the seven-year itch, when couples can become bored with one another and want to see if the grass is greener elsewhere.

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

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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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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.

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

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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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She was unpretentious, shy and devout, and possessed a crystal-clear soprano voice projected with a wistful quality and earnestness that audiences found touching.

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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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