La Palabra del Día:cohibir
cohibir : (transitive verb) to inhibit, to restrict, to embarrass
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Tengo que cohibirme de comer demasiados Toblerones.
I have to inhibit myself from eating too many Toblerones.
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Los sentimientos de culpa pueden cohibir la expresión
Feelings of guilt can inhibit expression.
(Please correct my español)
Estoy segura que este chico está cohibido.
I am sure that this boy feels embarrased.
En el día de San Valentín la pasión del amor ¡no se cohíbe!
( On Valentine's Day the passion of love is not restricted! )
...las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique! 
Mi mala pronunciación y mi vocabulario limitado me cohíben para hablar español.
My bad pronunciation and limited vocabulary inhibits me from speaking in Spanish.
Anoche me fumé un Cohíba mas grande que ese Toblerone.
Last night I smoked me a Cohíba bigger than that Toblerone.
¡No te cohíbas por nada que te parezca sensato! Y ¡no dejes que te cohíban! Es tu vida...
Don't restrain yourself from anything that makes sense to you! And don't let anybody restrain you! It's your life...
Ayer, mi sentí cohibido de que la frase que hice estaba lleno de errores.
Yesterday, I felt embarassed from the phrase I've made with full of mistakes.
The water prevents the phosphorus from catching fire.
El aqua cohibi el fosfóro desde encender.
(please correct my spanish sentence, am bit confused whether desde should be used)
thanks
Es me cohíbo cuando la novia está tarde.
It embarrasses me when the bride is late.
Es guapo y no se cohibe. Gracias por los recuerdos.
He is handsome and not inhibited. Thanks for the memories. 
The little boy was restrained by the loving hand of his mother. La mano cariñosa de la madre cohibió al niño pequeño.
Cohibirse no es raro durante la adolescencia, pero si persiste, es una indicación para pedir ayuda.
Feeling inhibited is not uncommon during the adolescence, but if it persists, it's an indication to ask for help.
A veces me cohibe decir lo que pienso porque podría herir a alguien.
At times I restrain myself from saying what I think because I might hurt someone.
Rajesh se cohíbe con las mujeres
Rajesh inhibits himself with women
Cuando era joven, mis padres me cohibían porque no eran buenos bailando.
When i was young I was embarrassed of my parents because they are not very good at dancing.
Please correct my spanish.
p.s. I know I am fluent at english but would it be ´of´ or ´by´ (see bold type)
