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shy
Spanish Slang
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shy(
shay
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (timid)
My sister is very shy; she never talks in class.Mi hermana es muy tímida; nunca habla en clase.
b. penoso (Andes) (Central America) (Cuba) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Mexico
Don't be so shy. Nobody will make fun of you.No seas tan penoso. Nadie se va a burlar de ti.
c. vergonzoso
He becomes very shy when strangers talk to him.Se pone muy vergonzoso cuando los desconocidos le hablan.
2. (colloquial) (short of money)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
We're still a buck shy.Todavía debemos un dólar.
You're shy by two dollars.Te faltan dos dólares.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to panic)
a. asustarse
The dogs shied when their owner started to yell.Los perros se asustaron cuando su dueño les empezó a gritar.
b. dar un respingo
The horse shied when it saw the wolf.El caballo dio un respingo cuando vio el lobo.
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