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shy away

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Inglés		Español
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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