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I . shy [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy
sramežljiv
shy
plašen
shy
boječ
shy smile
sramežljiv nasmeh

2. shy after n (lacking):

we're only £100 shy of the total amount
do celotnega zneska nam manjka samo 100 funtov

II . shy <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VB intr

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shy horse:

shy
splašiti se

shy2 [ʃaɪ] N dated inf

shy
met m

shy away VB trans to shy away from [doing] sth

ˈcam·era-shy ADJ

ˈcoco·nut shy N Brit

ˈcred·it-shy ADJ

ˈwork-shy ADJ Brit pej

Usage examples with shy

shy smile
sramežljiv nasmeh
once bitten, twice shy prov
kogar je kača pičila, se boji zvite vrvi preg
to be credit-shy
biti kreditno nesposoben
once bitten, twice shy prov
kogar je kača pičila, se boje zvite vrvi preg
we're only £100 shy of the total amount
do celotnega zneska nam manjka samo 100 funtov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She does not shy away from subjects seen by the public as taboo.
en.wikipedia.org
He was a gifted student, shy, but also very self-confident.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
She was unpretentious, shy and devout, and possessed a crystal-clear soprano voice projected with a wistful quality and earnestness that audiences found touching.
en.wikipedia.org
They are very intelligent and playful, but tend to be shy around strangers.
en.wikipedia.org
The world's rarest -- and most camera-shy -- gorillas have been captured in extraordinary close-up footage.
www.mirror.co.uk
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.
www.lifehacker.com.au
He did not shy away from criticising the scientific establishment when he felt it was failing to put patients' interests first.
en.wikipedia.org
He is painfully shy and socially inept, however, and his attempts to become closer to the family are gently rebuffed.
en.wikipedia.org
The late artist was a rarity among the usually camera-shy tribe.
www.thehindu.com

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