A1adjective · common

shy

shy · shier · shiest

боязкий, полохливий, сором'язливий, соромливий

робкий, застенчивый, стеснительный, стыдливый

schüchtern, scheu, verlegen

Easily frightened; timidEasily frightened; timid.

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» Tom is rather shy, isn't he?

Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko

Том доволі сором'язливий, так? — deniko

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Meaning

5 senses

Easily frightened; timid.
scheu, schüchtern, verlegen
пугли́выйpuglívyj, ро́бкийróbkij, несме́лыйnesmélyj
полохли́вийpoloxlývyj, боязки́йbojazkýj, страшли́вийstrašlývyj
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
He is very shy with strangers.
scheu, schüchtern
засте́нчивыйzasténčivyj, стесни́тельныйstesnítelʹnyj, стыдли́выйstydlívyj
соромли́вийsoromlývyj, сором'язли́вийsoromʺjazlývyj
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
осторо́жныйostoróžnyj, нереши́тельныйnerešítelʹnyj, пугли́выйpuglívyj
боязки́йbojazkýj, полохли́вийpoloxlývyj
(informal)Short, insufficient or less than.
By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.
It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.
short
(UK, US)Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
Pollsters need to remember the shy Tory factor.

Examples

832 sentences

Tom is rather shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko
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Tom is pretty shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko
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Tom is quite shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich schüchtern, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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Mary is a very shy girl.
Мері — дуже сором'язлива дівчина. — deniko
ruМэри очень застенчивая девушка. — odexed
deMaria ist ein sehr scheues Mädchen. — Yorwba
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Tom is a very shy boy.
Том дуже сором'язливий хлопець. — deniko
ruТом очень застенчивый мальчик. — marafon
deTom ist ein sehr schüchterner Junge. — wolfgangth
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

easily frightened:

reserved:

Русский

By meaning 3

easily frightened:

embarrassed:

cautious:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

easily frightened:

embarrassed:

Origin

From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”).

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