shying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shying in the English»French Dictionary

I.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy person

timide (with, of avec)

shy animal

farouche (with, of avec)

2. shy (afraid):

to be shy of sb/of doing

avoir peur de qn/de faire

to make sb feel shy

intimider qn

3. shy Am (short):

I'm 10 cents shy of a dollar

il me manque 10 cents pour faire un dollar

he's two years shy of 40

dans deux ans il aura 40 ans

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

to shy sth at

jeter qc à

III.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VB intr

shy horse:

shy

faire un écart (at devant)

IV.shy [Brit ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ]

to fight shy of (avoid)

fuir devant

to fight shy of doing

éviter à tout prix de faire

camera-shy [Am ˈkæm(ə)rəʃaɪ] ADJ

she's camera-shy

elle n'aime pas qu'on la prenne en photo

work-shy ADJ pej

work-shy

paresseux/-euse

coconut shy N Brit

coconut shy

jeu m de massacre

media-shy ADJ

media-shy

qui n'aime pas les médias

shy away VB [Brit ʃʌɪ -, Am ʃaɪ -]

shy away

se tenir à l'écart (from de)

to shy away from doing

répugner à faire

gun-shy dog N

gun-shy dog

chien m que les coups de fusil effraient

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once bitten twice shy prov

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide prov

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timide personne, animal

shy, timid

timide

shy person

c'est un grand timide

he's terribly shy

il joue les timides

he's pretending to be shy, he's being coy

incartade

shy

faire une incartade

to shy

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Translations for shying in the English»French Dictionary

I.shy¹ <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] inf VB trans

shy

balancer

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] inf N

to take a shy at sth

s'en prendre à qc

I.shy² <-er [or -ier] , -est [or -iest]> [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy person, smile

timide

shy child, animal

craintif(-ive)

to be shy of people

craindre les gens

2. shy (lacking):

shy

manquer de

we are shy of $50

il nous manque 50 dollars

II.shy² <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VB intr

shy horse:

shy

se cabrer

camera-shy ADJ

camera-shy

timide face à la caméra

shy away VB intr

to shy away from doing sth

éviter de faire qc

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once bitten twice shy prov

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide prov

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

éviter (à tout prix) qc/de faire qc?

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timide

shy

être d'un naturel jaloux/timide

to be naturally jealous/shy

s'effaroucher

to shy

farouche

shy