shy - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs

shy  adj.	tímido, tímida
shy  adj.	guajiro, guajira [coll.] (Lat. Am.: Cuba)
shy  adj.	pacato, pacata
shy  adj.	timorato, timorata
camera-shy  adj.   - of people who dislike having their photograph taken	alguien que no se deja filmar o fotografiar.

Verbs

to shy (at sth.)  | shied, shied |	achantarse
to shy (at sth.)  | shied, shied |	arredrarse
to shy (at sth.)  | shied, shied |	asustarse
to shy (at sth.)  | shied, shied |	espantarse   - caballo
to shy sth. (at so.)  | shied, shied |   dated	lanzar algo (a alguien)
to shy sth. (at so.)  | shied, shied |   dated	arrojar algo (a alguien)
to shy sth. (at so.)  | shied, shied |   dated	tirar algo (a alguien)
to shy away (from sth.)  | shied, shied |	achantarse
to shy away (from sth.)  | shied, shied |	asustarse
to shy away from sth.  | shied, shied |	tener miedo de algo
to shy away from sth.  | shied, shied |	temer algo   - discusiones, etc.
to play shy  | played, played |	hacerse la mosquita muerta (or: mosca) [fig.]

Nouns

shy ground dove (or: ground-dove) [ZOOL.]	paloma perdiz amistosa   Lat.: Pampusana stairi, Alopecoenas stairi, Gallicolumba stairi   [Ornithology]
shy ground dove (or: ground-dove) [ZOOL.]	paloma perdiz de las Fiji (or: Fiyi)   Lat.: Pampusana stairi, Alopecoenas stairi, Gallicolumba stairi   [Ornithology]
shy albatross [ZOOL.]	albatros cauto   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy albatross [ZOOL.]	albatros de corona blanca   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy albatross [ZOOL.]	albatros de frente blanca   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy albatross [ZOOL.]	albatros frentiblanco   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy albatross [ZOOL.]	albatros manto blanco   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy mollymawk [ZOOL.]	albatros cauto   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy mollymawk [ZOOL.]	albatros de corona blanca   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy mollymawk [ZOOL.]	albatros de frente blanca   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy mollymawk [ZOOL.]	albatros frentiblanco   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]
shy mollymawk [ZOOL.]	albatros manto blanco   Lat.: Thalassarche cauta   [Ornithology]

Phrases / Collocations

Once bitten, twice shy.

Gato escaldado del agua fría huye.

Examples

I know you love being the centre of attention, so don't play shy now.	Sé que te encanta ser el centro de atención, así que no te hagas la mosquita muerta ahora.
I think he likes her, but he's too shy to admit it.	Creo que a él le gusta ella, pero es demasiado tímido para admitirlo.

Orthographically similar words

ashy

Related search terms

coy, pelt, bashful, timid, yeet, sling, sheepish, poor-spirited, timorous, chicken-livered, cowardly, launch, halfhearted, cast, chuck, hurl, chicken-hearted, throw, weak-spirited, fling