shy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shy 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

Translations for shy in the French»English Dictionary

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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

shy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shy in the English»French Dictionary

I.shy¹ <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VB trans inf

shy

balancer

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] N inf

to take a shy at sth

s'en prendre à qc

I.shy² <-er, -est> [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 livres

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

Translations for shy in the French»English Dictionary

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timide

shy

farouche

shy

être d'un naturel jaloux/timide

to be naturally jealous/shy

s'effaroucher

to shy

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide prov

once bitten twice shy prov

shy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

once bitten twice shy prov

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide prov

to take a shy at sth

s'en prendre à qc

to be shy of people

craindre les gens

we are shy of £50

il nous manque 50 livres

to shy away from doing sth

éviter de faire qc

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

être frileux pour qc/pour faire qc

once bitten twice shy prov

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She does not shy away from subjects seen by the public as taboo.

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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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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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They are very intelligent and playful, but tend to be shy around strangers.

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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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The world's rarest -- and most camera-shy -- gorillas have been captured in extraordinary close-up footage.

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

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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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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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Nature is the antithesis: slow, earthly, camera-shy.

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