coconut shy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for coconut shy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

coconut shy N (in UK)

coconut shy

tiro m al coco

Translations for coconut shy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shy¹ <shyer, shyest> [Am ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] ADJ

1.1. shy:

shy person

tímido

shy person

vergonzoso

shy smile

tímido

shy animal

huraño

shy animal

asustadizo

I felt very shy in front of all those people

me sentía cohibido delante de toda esa gente

don't be shy

no seas tímido

don't be shy

que no te dé vergüenza

he's very shy with women

es muy tímido con las mujeres

he's shy about undressing

le da vergüenza desnudarse

don't be shy about asking me for money

no debe darte vergüenza pedirme dinero

1.2. shy (wary, cautious) pred:

to be shy of -ing don't be shy of telling her what you think

no tengas miedo de decirle lo que piensas

I'd be shy of getting involved in that

yo me cuidaría de meterme en eso

I'd be shy of getting involved in that

yo me lo pensaría dos veces antes de meterme en eso

2. shy (lacking) Am inf pred, no comp:

to be shy of sth, we were shy of funds

andábamos escasos de fondos

to be shy of sth, we were shy of funds

andábamos cortos de fondos inf

he was four years shy of being eligible to retire

le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse

she came up shy (of victory) by only a few votes

no ganó por unos pocos votos

she came up shy (of victory) by only a few votes

le faltaron unos pocos votos para ganar

II.shy¹ <shies, shying, shied> [Am ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] VB intr

shy

respingar

shy

asustarse

her horse shied when the gun went off/at the noise

el caballo respingó al dispararse la pistola/al oír el ruido

shy² <shies, shying, shied> [Am ʃaɪ, Brit ʃʌɪ] VB trans

shy

tirar

shy

aventar Col Mex Peru

coconut [Am ˈkoʊkəˌnət, Brit ˈkəʊkənʌt] N C or U

coconut

coco m

coconut shy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coconut shy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

coconut shy <-ies> N Brit (game)

coconut shy

tiro m al coco

Translations for coconut shy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- VB trans inf (throw)

shy

tirar

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] -ie- N

1. shy (throw):

shy

tirada f

shy in soccer

saque m de banda

2. shy fig (attempt):

shy

tentativa f

to have a shy at sth

probar algo

I.shy² [ʃaɪ] -er, -est -ie- ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy

tímido, -a

2. shy (lacking):

shy

escaso, -a

we're still a few pounds shy

nos faltan todavía unas cuantas libras

II.shy² [ʃaɪ] -er, -est -ie- VB intr

shy horse:

shy

respingar

shy

bellaquear Arg, Bol, Urug

coconut [ˈkəʊkənʌt, Am ˈkoʊ-] N

coconut

coco m