shy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shī)

Inflections of 'shy' (adj):
shyer
adj comparative
shier
adj comparative (Rare)
shyest
adj superlative
shiest
adj superlative (Rare)
Inflections of 'shy' (n): npl: shies
Inflections of 'shy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shies
v 3rd person singular
shying
v pres p
shied
v past
shied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
shy adj (timid)tímido/a adj
  vergonzoso/a adj
  penosa adj
 The girl was so shy that she would hide behind her mother's legs when someone talked to her.
 La niña era tan tímida que se escondía detrás de la pierna de su mamá cuando alguien le hablaba.
be shy vi + adj (wary)no estar seguro loc verb
  estar preocupado loc verb
 I'm a bit shy about speaking to him because he never stops talking.
 No estoy muy seguro acerca de hablar con él porque nunca para de hablar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
be shy of [sth] v expr (having just under [sth](figurado, coloquial)quedar corto, estar corto loc verb
  faltar vtr
 I am a little shy of the 300 dollars I need to buy the new stereo.
 Quedo un poco corto de los 300 dólares que necesito para comprar el estéreo nuevo.
 Me faltan los 300 dólares que necesito para comprar el estéreo nuevo.
shy vi (move suddenly, jerk)asustarse v prnl
  dar un respingo loc verb
 The horse shied when the gun accidentally went off.
 El caballo se asustó cuando la pistola se disparó accidentalmente.
 El caballo dio un respingo cuando el arma se disparó accidentalmente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
shy away vi phrasal (keep distance)huir vi
  mantenerse alejado v prnl + adj
 The cat shied away when I tried to stroke his head.
 El gato huyó cuando traté de acariciarle la cabeza.
shy away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep (keep distance)huir de vi + prep
  mantenerse alejado de v prnl + loc adj
 The horse shied away from the elephant.
 El caballo huyó del elefante.
shy away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep figurative (avoid [sth])evitar vtr
  huir de vi + prep
  rehuir vtr
 He's never been one to shy away from hard work.
 Nunca ha sido de esos que evitan el trabajo arduo.
shy away from doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep figurative (avoid doing [sth])evitar hacer algo vtr
 Kiera is insecure; she tends to shy away from meeting new people.
 Kiera es insegura y tiende a evitar conocer gente nueva.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
camera-shy adj (unwillingly photographed)tímido ante las cámaras loc adj
  cohibido ante las cámaras loc adj
fight shy of [sth] v expr (avoid)evitar vtr
  evadir vtr
  eludir vtr
gun-shy adj figurative (hesitant, nervous) (persona)nervioso/a adj
gun-shy adj literal (frightened by gunshots)persona que se asusta con los disparos grupo nom
just shy of,
a little shy of
prep
(slightly under)rozando gerundio
 The price of oil is now just shy of $50 a barrel.
 El barril de petróleo está rozando los $50.
  casi adv
 El barril de petróleo está casi los $50.
Once bitten,
twice shy
expr
figurative, proverb (more cautious now)el gato escaldado del agua fría huye expr
  el que se quema con leche, ve una vaca y llora expr
publicity-shy adj (not wanting wide attention)apocado/a adj
  retraído/a adj
shy person n ([sb] timid or reserved)persona tímida loc nom f
 She was such a shy person, she could not talk to strangers.
 Era una persona tímida y no podía hablar con extraños.
  (ES, coloquial)cortado, cortada nm, nf
 Era una cortada y no podía hablar con extraños.
  (CL, coloquial)corto, corta nm
 Era una corta y no podía hablar con extraños.
work-shy,
workshy
adj
informal (lazy)haragán/ana adj
  holgazán/ana adj
  (coloquial)gandul adj
  flojo/a adj
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Spanish:

Collocations: shy away from the [cute boy, challenge, unknown], a shy person, shied away from the [deal, responsibility, duty], more...

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