Translations for „shy“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . shy <-er, -est> [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy:

shy

tímido(-a)

to be shy of sb

ficar encabulado(-a) com alguém

2. shy (lacking):

shy

falta de

we're $5 shy of buying it

faltam $5 para poder comprá-lo

II . shy <-er, -est> [ʃaɪ] VB intr

to shy away from doing sth

evitar fazer a. c.

to shy away from sth

afastar-se assustado com a. c.

Usage examples with shy

once bitten twice shy prov

gato escaldado tem medo de água fria

to be shy of sb

ficar encabulado(-a) com alguém

to shy away from sth

afastar-se assustado com a. c.

we're $5 shy of buying it

faltam $5 para poder comprá-lo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With caves being the natural enemy of camera equipment, capturing the camera-shy ancient spider on film has presented some major challenges.

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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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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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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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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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Don't be shy about logging the time, and at the end of the week get it all into a spreadsheet and tot up the hours.

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She is kind of shy but when she becomes determined, she'll open up.

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Behind the grizzled hair and tortoiseshell bifocals he looks profoundly shy.

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He was a gifted student, shy, but also very self-confident.

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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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