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Detailed Translations for shiest from English to French

shy:


Translation Matrix for shy:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
solitaire anchorite; hermit; individual; individualist; lone wolf; loner; recluse; solitaire
timoré scaredy-cat
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- diffident; timid; unsure
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- retiring
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
complexé bashful; diffident; shy; timid
craintif bashful; diffident; shy; timid; withdrawn afraid; afraid for; afraid of; anxious; fear; fearing; frightened; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; scared; skittish; timid
d'un air embarrassé bashful; diffident; shy; timid
embarrassé bashful; diffident; shy; timid abstemious; ashamed; awkward; clumsy; doltish; embarrassed; gawky; ill-at-ease; not very good; owlish; poor; shamefaced; stiff; uncomfortable; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
farouche bashful; diffident; shy; timid; withdrawn feral; unbroken; untamed; wild
gêné bashful; diffident; shy; timid embarrassed; inconvenienced; inconvenient; short of cash; short of money; uncomfortable
inhibé bashful; diffident; shy; timid bottled up; inhibited; pent up; restrained
replié sur soi-même introverted; shy; solitary-minded; timid; unsociable
rétif shy; withdrawn
solitaire introverted; shy; solitary-minded; timid; unsociable distant; far; far away; far-away; far-of; forlorn; isolated; living on one's own; on its own; out of the way; outlying; particular; quarantined; remote; separate; solitary; withdrawn
solitairement introverted; shy; solitary-minded; timid; unsociable forlorn; isolated; living on one's own; quarantined; solitary; withdrawn
timide bashful; diffident; shy; timid bottled up; inhibited; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; pent up; restrained; skittish; timid
timoré bashful; diffident; shy; timid afraid; afraid for; afraid of; anxious; fear; fearing; frightened; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; scared; skittish; timid

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. reserved
  3. cautious
  4. embarrassed
shy
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
shy embarrassé; gêné befangen — gehemmt, unsicher, verlegen, verwirrt
shy timide schüchternAngst habend, sich in einer Gesellschaft bemerkbar zu machen, mit ihr zu reden, in ihr sich selbst zu sein; zurückhaltend
shy timide; peureux; peureuse schüchtern — allgemein sehr schnell Angst bekommend; ängstlich

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