shy in the PONS Dictionary

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I.shy [ʃaɪ] ADJ

II.shy <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VB intr

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shy2 [ʃaɪ] N old inf

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once bitten, twice shy prov
koga zmija ujede i guštera se plaši
once bitten, twice shy prov
koga zmija ugrize taj i od guštera beži

shy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

once bitten, twice shy prov
koga zmija ugrize taj i od guštera beži
once bitten, twice shy prov
koga zmija ujede i guštera se plaši
to shy away from [doing] sth
zazirati od nečega
shy smile
stidljiv osmeh
we're only £100 shy of the total amount
nedostaje nam je samo 100 funti od ukupnog iznosa

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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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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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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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They are very intelligent and playful, but tend to be shy around strangers.
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Nature is the antithesis: slow, earthly, camera-shy.
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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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She does not shy away from subjects seen by the public as taboo.
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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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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 world's rarest -- and most camera-shy -- gorillas have been captured in extraordinary close-up footage.
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