shies in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shies 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

shy away VB [Am ʃaɪ -, Brit ʃʌɪ -] (v + adv)

to shy away (from sth) he tends to shy away from emotional involvement

tiende a rehuir los compromisos sentimentales

we mustn't shy away from making a decision

no debemos tener miedo de tomar una decisión

gun-shy [ˈɡənˌʃaɪ] ADJ

gun-shy dog:

gun-shy

que se asusta con el ruido de las escopetas

work-shy [Am ˈwərkˌʃaɪ, Brit] ADJ

work-shy

haragán

work-shy

vago inf

work-shy

flojo inf

camera-shy [ˈkæm(ə)rəʃaɪ] ADJ

he's camera-shy

se cohíbe frente a una cámara

coconut shy N (in UK)

coconut shy

tiro m al coco

Translations for shies in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rehuir

to shy away from

rehúye el trato con la gente

she shies away from contact with people

ranchero (ranchera)

shy

encogido (encogida)

shy

shies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shy <-er, -est> [ʃaɪ] ADJ

1. shy (timid):

shy

tímido, -a

2. shy (lacking):

shy

escaso, -a

we're still a few hundred dollars shy of our goal

todavía nos faltan unos cuantos dólares para alcanzar nuestro objetivo

II.shy <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VB intr

shy horse:

shy

respingar

shy

bellaquear Arg, Bol, Urug

camera-shy ADJ

to be camera-shy

no ser muy amigo de las fotografías

shy away from VB intr

to shy away from sth

asustarse de algo

to shy away from doing sth

evitar hacer algo

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chúcaro (-a)

shy

pudoroso (-a) (recatado)

shy

tímido (-a)

shy

penado (-a)

shy

bellaquear

to shy

cortado (-a) (tímido)

shy

vergonzoso (-a) (tímido)

shy