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shy1 British & World English

nervous or timid in the company of other people

shy2 British & World English

fling or throw (something) at a target

gun-shy British & World English

(especially of a hunting dog) alarmed at the firing of a gun

work-shy British & World English

(of a person) lazy and disinclined to work

coconut shy British & World English

a fairground sideshow where balls are thrown at coconuts in an attempt to knock them off stands

fight shy of in fight British & World English

be unwilling to undertake or become involved with

shy of/about in shy1 British & World English

slow or reluctant to do (something)

shy of in shy1 British & World English

less than; short of

shy from in shy1 British & World English

avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) due to nervousness or a lack of confidence

have a shy at in shy2 British & World English

try to hit something, especially with a ball or stone

once bitten, twice shy in bite British & World English

an unpleasant experience induces caution

shy English-French

timide

shy English-German

scheu

shy English-Italian

timido

shy1 English-Spanish

tímido

shy2 English-Spanish

respingar*

shy away English-French

se tenir à l'écart

shy aˈway English-German

shy away from sth./doing sth.

shy away from English-Italian

rifuggire da

painfully shy in painfully English-Italian

incredibilmente timido

she's painfully shy in painfully English-Spanish

es tan tímida que da pena

shy away from sth./doing sth. in shy English-German

etw. scheuen/sich scheuen, etw. zu tun