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Detailed Translations for shy from English to German

shy:


Translation Matrix for shy:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
verlegen bring down; convert; dislocate; lose; move; move over; postpone; put off; reduce; remove; resolve; shift; simplify; take down; trace back; transfer; transform
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- diffident; timid; unsure
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- retiring
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
befangen bashful; diffident; shy; timid; withdrawn biased; bottled up; inhibited; overcome; partial; pent up; prejudiced; restrained
kopfscheu shy; withdrawn
scheu bashful; diffident; shy; timid; withdrawn afraid; afraid for; afraid of; anxious; fear; fearing; frightened; scared
schüchtern bashful; diffident; shy; timid; withdrawn bottled up; inhibited; pent up; restrained
verlegen bashful; diffident; shy; timid; withdrawn bottled up; inhibited; pent up; restrained
verschämt bashful; diffident; shy; timid ashamed; shamefaced
zaghaft bashful; diffident; shy; timid
zurückgezogen introverted; shy; solitary-minded; timid; unsociable

Related Words for "shy":

  • shier, shyer, shiest, shyest, shyly

Synonyms for "shy":


Related Definitions for "shy":

  1. wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things1
    • shy of strangers1
  2. lacking self-confidence1
  3. short1
    • eleven is one shy of a dozen1
  4. a quick throw1
    • he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman1
  5. throw quickly1
  6. start suddenly, as from fright1

Wiktionary Translations for shy:

shy
adjective
  1. easily frightened
  2. embarrassed
shy
adjective
  1. gehemmt, unsicher, verlegen, verwirrt
  2. Angst habend, sich in einer Gesellschaft bemerkbar zu machen, mit ihr zu reden, in ihr sich selbst zu sein; zurückhaltend
  3. allgemein sehr schnell Angst bekommend; ängstlich
  4. sich nicht in den Vordergrund drängend

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
shy ängstlich; bang; zaghaft peureux — Qui est sujet à la peur.
shy bang; zaghaft; schüchtern timide — Qui est craintif, qui manquer de hardiesse, d’assurance.

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