shy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shy in the English»Italian Dictionary

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] N (of horse)

shy

scarto m

I.shy² [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] N SPORTS

shy

lancio m

shy

tiro m

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

to shy sth at

lanciare qc a

III.shy² [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VB intr

shy horse:

shy

adombrarsi (at davanti a)

coconut shy [Brit] N Brit

coconut shy

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

shy away VB [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 pej

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] N

gun-shy dog

cane che ha paura degli spari

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once bitten twice shy prov

il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda

Translations for shy in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scartata

shy

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Translations for shy in the English»Italian Dictionary

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] VB intr

shy horse:

shy

fare uno scarto

camera-shy ADJ

to be camera-shy

non amare farsi fotografare

shy away from VB 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 prov

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

Translations for shy in the Italian»English Dictionary

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timido (-a) (persona, carattere)

shy

ritroso (-a)

shy

vergognoso (-a)

shy

intimidire

to make shy

vergognarsi

to be shy

shy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

once bitten twice shy prov

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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