shy dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.shy [GB 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 [GB ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VERBE trans (throw)

to shy sth at

jeter qc à

III.shy [GB ʃʌɪ, Am ʃaɪ] VERBE intr

shy horse:

shy

faire un écart (at devant)

IV.shy [GB 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 péj

work-shy

paresseux/-euse

coconut shy SUBST GB

coconut shy

jeu m de massacre

media-shy ADJ

media-shy

qui n'aime pas les médias

shy away VERBE [GB ʃʌɪ -, Am ʃaɪ -]

shy away

se tenir à l'écart (from de)

to shy away from doing

répugner à faire

gun-shy dog SUBST

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

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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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 dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.shy¹ <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] fam VERBE trans

shy

balancer

II.shy¹ [ʃaɪ] fam SUBST

to take a shy at sth

s'en prendre à qc

I.shy² <-er [or -ier] , -est [or -iest]> [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 dollars

II.shy² <-ie-> [ʃaɪ] VERBE intr

shy horse:

shy

se cabrer

camera-shy ADJ

camera-shy

timide face à la caméra

shy away VERBE 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 prov

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

éviter (à tout prix) qc/de faire qc?

Traductions de shy dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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timide

shy

être d'un naturel jaloux/timide

to be naturally jealous/shy

s'effaroucher

to shy

farouche

shy

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

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

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The late artist was a rarity among the usually camera-shy tribe.

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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 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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He did not shy away from criticising the scientific establishment when he felt it was failing to put patients' interests first.

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He was considered to be a shy and reserved boy, which became noticeable in his particularly reticent conversations distinguished by the lack of personal pronouns.

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Behind the grizzled hair and tortoiseshell bifocals he looks profoundly shy.

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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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With the focus off the cats, even the shyest of shy-guys ventured down to sniff at the slow-moving bodies quietly emitting posi-chill vibes.

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He is painfully shy and socially inept, however, and his attempts to become closer to the family are gently rebuffed.

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