shy

tímido

adjective

shy
[ʃaɪ]
adjetivo
1tímido(a)
  • to be shy of somebody -> tener miedo de alguien
  • to be shy of doing something -> mostrarse remiso(a) a hacer algo
verbo intransitivo
2asustarse (horse)(at de)

shy [shai]
adjetivo
1Tímido, miedoso, fácil de asustar (bashful, timid).
2Reservado, cauteloso, esquivo, vergonzoso, contenido (shameful).
3Prudente, circunspecto, precavido (prudent, wise).
4Evasivo, que huye o esca
participio activo
5Huraño, intratable (elusive). (Estados Unidos)
  • She’s 25 dollars shy -> ha perdido 25 dólares, le faltan 25 dólares
(E.U.)
1Hacer desviar; se usa con off o away.
2Echar con un movimiento lateral.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Desviarse repentinamente, como con espanto; se dice de un caballo. (n)
sustantivo
4FLING.
  • To shy away -> alejarse asustado, escapar de miedo
va.

shy [ʃaɪ]
adjective
shyer (comparative)shyest (superlative)
1 (nervous) [+person] vergonzoso; tímido; [+smile] tímido; [+animal] asustadizo; huraño
he was too shy to talk to anyone era demasiado tímido para hablar con nadie; come on, don't be shy! ¡venga, no seas tímido no tengas vergüenza!;or she went all shy when asked to give her opinion le dio vergüenza cuando le preguntaron su opinión; le dio corte cuando le preguntaron su opinión; (Esp) (informal)
They are shy birds that normally live unobtrusive lives. to be/feel shy [about] sth he was very shy about his private life she's a bit shy about her missing tooth don't be shy about expressing your fears
they may feel shy about talking to her puede que les dé vergüenza hablar con ella; puede que les dé corte hablar con ella; (Esp) (informal)
she's shy about undressing in front of other people to be shy [of] sth/sb
she's shy of cameras se siente cohibida delante de las cámaras
she's very shy of other people he's shy of interviewers
don't be shy of telling them what you think no tengas miedo decirles lo que piensas
he's a bit shy of being recognised in the street
to be shy with people ser tímido con la gente; sentirse cohibido con la gente
he's very shy with women ...an intensely private man, extremely shy with people he doesn't knowan intensely private man,
2
shy of especially (US) (short of)
we're \$65,000 shy of the \$1 million that's needed nos faltan 65.000 dólares para el millón de dólares que se necesitan; he's two months shy of 70 le faltan dos meses para cumplir 70 años; he passed away two days shy of his 95th birthday murió a dos días de cumplir los 95 años
verb:intransitive
[+horse] asustarse; espantarse;at de
You must have complete control of him should he decide to shy. The horses shied at the seawater when we tried to bring them ashore
shy [ʃaɪ] (Britain)
noun
(throw) tirada; (f)
50 pence a shy 50 peniques la tirada; to have a shy at sth intentar dar a algo
he had a shy at the tin can but missed and hit his mother on the head to have a shy [at] sth I had a shy at banking, but it wasn't really my sort of thing he had a shy at opening it I don't know if I can do it, but I'll have a shy at it anyway to have a shy at [doing] sth

Verb Conjugation for "shy"

Imperative
  • shy
  • you shy
  • he/she shies
  • we shy
  • you shy
  • they shy
Preterite
  • I shied
  • you shied
  • he/she shied
  • we shied
  • you shied
  • they shied
Present Continuous
  • I am shying
  • you are shying
  • he/she is shying
  • we are shying
  • you are shying
  • they are shying
Present Perfect
  • I have shied
  • you have shied
  • he/she has shied
  • we have shied
  • you have shied
  • they have shied
Past Continuous
  • I was shying
  • you were shying
  • he/she was shying
  • we were shying
  • you were shying
  • they were shying
Past Perfect
  • I had shied
  • you had shied
  • he/she had shied
  • we had shied
  • you had shied
  • they had shied
Future
  • I will shy
  • you will shy
  • he/she will shy
  • we will shy
  • you will shy
  • they will shy
Future Perfect
  • I will have shied
  • you will have shied
  • he/she will have shied
  • we will have shied
  • you will have shied
  • they will have shied
Future Continuous
  • I will be shying
  • you will be shying
  • he/she will be shying
  • we will be shying
  • you will be shying
  • they will be shying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been shying
  • you have been shying
  • he/she has been shying
  • we have been shying
  • you have been shying
  • they have been shying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been shying
  • you will have been shying
  • he/she will have been shying
  • we will have been shying
  • you will have been shying
  • they will have been shying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been shying
  • you had been shying
  • he/she had been shying
  • we had been shying
  • you had been shying
  • they had been shying
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