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shy

[ʃaɪ] брит. / амер.

1. прил.
  1. застенчивый, робкий; стеснительный
  2. 1. недоверчивый, подозрительный (о человеке)
    2. пугливый, осторожный (о птицах, животных)
    3. диал. норовистый, пугливый (о лошади)
  3. осторожный; делающий что-л. с неохотой; нерешительный
  4. амер.
    недостающий, отсутствующий
2. сущ.
  скачок (испугавшейся лошади)
3. гл.
  броситься в сторону, прянуть, шарахнуться (о лошади)
1. гл.
  швырять, бросать, кидать, метать (снаряд, камень, мяч)
2. сущ.
  1. бросок (быстрый, резкий)
  2. разг. резкое насмешливое замечание; колкость, насмешка, издёвка
  3. разг. попытка; проба
  4. метатель, разбрасыватель

Biology (En-Ru)

shy

пугливый; настороженный

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Do you think they mean that men are shy and retiring and loyal and kill only to eat?
Думаешь, этим девизом хотели сказать, что человек робок, застенчив, лоялен и убивает только для того, чтобы добыть себе пропитание?
Pratchett, Terry / Fifth ElephantПратчетт,Терри / Пятый элефант
Пятый элефант
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод Н. Берденников, А. Жикаренцев, 2007
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007
© Terry and Lyn Pratchett, 1999
Fifth Elephant
Pratchett, Terry
© 2000 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

Once or twice when he visited Charlotte he encountered her two colleagues, who were shy and girlish with Garp in the daylight of Charlotte's sunny room.
Раз или два он встречал у Шарлотты двух ее бывших подружек. При дневном свете в залитой солнцем палате они робели и вели себя с Гарпом совсем как молоденькие девчонки.
Irving, John / The world According to GarpИрвинг, Джон / Мир глазами Гарпа
Мир глазами Гарпа
Ирвинг, Джон
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving
© И. Тогоева, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2009
The world According to Garp
Irving, John
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving

He was excited and at the same time shy.
Он был возбужден и робел, как мальчишка.
Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема
На восток от Эдема
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
East Of Eden
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1952
© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980

Margaret's violets, sweet and shy;
Маргарет юной фиалки нежней.
Wells, Herbert George / Ann VeronicaУэллс, Герберт / Анна-Вероника
Анна-Вероника
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Ann Veronica
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells

Volodya's shy, innocent, and handsome appearance disposed the officers in his favor.
Стыдливая же, невинная и красивая наружность Володи располагала к нему офицеров.
Толстой, Л.Н. / Севастопольские рассказыTolstoy, Leo / Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Tolstoy, Leo
© 1888, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Севастопольские рассказы
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976

Most people will shy away from killing people they haven't been introduced to.
Тогда как обычный человек просто неспособен убить такого же, как он, обычного человека, если они прежде не были представлены друг другу.
Pratchett, Terry / Fifth ElephantПратчетт,Терри / Пятый элефант
Пятый элефант
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод Н. Берденников, А. Жикаренцев, 2007
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007
© Terry and Lyn Pratchett, 1999
Fifth Elephant
Pratchett, Terry
© 2000 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

But then, you’re just shy of retirement…so maybe it’s Siobhan we should be thinking of.
Значит, ты просто боишься пенсии, а вот с Шивон, я думаю, нам стоит над этим поразмыслить.
Rankin, Ian / The Naming of the DeadРэнкин, Иэн / Перекличка мертвых
Перекличка мертвых
Рэнкин, Иэн
© John Rebus Ltd 2006
© Ю. Вейсберг, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО "Издательская группа Аттикус", Издательство "Иностранка" 2009
The Naming of the Dead
Rankin, Ian
© John Rebus Ltd 2006

She suddenly began to feel shy of every one, even of Uvar Ivanovitch, who was flourishing his fingers in more perplexity than ever.
Она вдруг стала дичиться всех, даже Увара Ивановича, который более чем когда-либо недоумевал и играл перстами.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

It gave me a strange feeling towards him. I thought he was shy, afraid of his manhood.
Я думала, что его застенчивость объяснялась страхом перед подступающим возмужанием.
Le Guin, Ursula / Four ways to ForgivenessЛе Гуин, Урсула / Четыре пути к прощению
Четыре пути к прощению
Ле Гуин, Урсула
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© Перевод. И. Полоцк, О. Васант, О. Трофимов, В. Старожилец, 2008
© 1995 by Ursula K. Le Guin
Four ways to Forgiveness
Le Guin, Ursula
© 1995 by Ursula K. Le Guin

But she was so affectionate and sweet-natured, and had such a pleasant manner of being both sly and shy at once, that she captivated me more than ever.
Она была так мила, так нежна по натуре, в ее манере держать себя было такое лукавство, а вместе с тем такая застенчивость, что она пленила меня еще сильней, чем прежде.
Dickens, Charles / David CopperfieldДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
© CRW Publishing Limited 2004

I used to be a silent, shy bird; now I am learning to use my mouth.
Раньше я был молчаливым, настоящей “пугливой птицей”, теперь я учусь разговаривать.
Mirvis, Philip,Ayas, Karen,Roth, George / To the Desert and Back. The Story of One of the Most Dramatic Business Transformations on RecordМирвис, Филип,Аяс, Карен,Рот, Джордж / В пустыню и обратно. История самого грандиозного корпоративного тренинга
В пустыню и обратно. История самого грандиозного корпоративного тренинга
Мирвис, Филип,Аяс, Карен,Рот, Джордж
© 2003, by Philip Mirvis, Karen Ayas and George Roth
© Издание на русском языке, перевод, оформление ООО "Альпина Бизнес Букс", 2006
© перевод с английского И.Окуньковой
To the Desert and Back. The Story of One of the Most Dramatic Business Transformations on Record
Mirvis, Philip,Ayas, Karen,Roth, George
© 2003, by Philip Mirvis, Karen Ayas and George Roth

Besides, you were not pre-possessing in person; you were shy, given to blushing, getting hot and stammering....
Притом же ты и фигурой не брал; робел, краснел, потел, заикался…
Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Записки охотника т.2
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975

I had never, never talked to her like that, I had always been shy.
Я никогда, никогда так не говорил с нею, а всегда робел.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The children saw there would be no chance of reaching the Prince through all that crowd, and, anyway, they now felt rather shy.
Дети поняли, что им не пробиться к принцу через толпу, да они, пожалуй, теперь и постеснялись бы к нему приблизиться.
Lewis, Clive S. / The Silver ChairЛьюис, Клайв С. / Серебряное кресло
Серебряное кресло
Льюис, Клайв С.
© Перевод Т. Шапошникова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Silver Chair
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1953 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
© renewed 1981 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.

She was a shy girl and did not associate with boys of her own age.
Она росла застенчивой, со сверстниками мужского пола не общалась.
Политковская, Анна / Путинская РоссияPolitkovskaya, Anna / Putin's Russia
Putin's Russia
Politkovskaya, Anna
© Anna Politkovskaya 2004
© Arch Tait 2004
Путинская Россия
Политковская, Анна
© Анна Политковская 2004

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ʃaɪAdjectiveзастенчивый; робкий; стеснительныйExamples

a shy boy — застенчивый мальчик

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

1.
скачок (испугавшейся лошади)
translation added by Евгений Жабаровский
Bronze en-ru
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2.
скормный
translation added by Marko Motta
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3.
бросок,если сущ
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4.
застенчивый
translation added by Талгат Мырзаханов
Gold ru-en
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5.
застенчивый, робкий
translation added by Asya Budvi
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Collocations

shy away

избегать

shy away

сторониться

shy away

уклоняться

shy / unsociable person

дикарь

be shy

дичиться

shy / unsociable child

дичок

be shy

ежиться

be / feel shy

скромничать

don't be shy!

смелее

be too timid / shy

стесняться

feel shy

стесняться

shy measurement

размер с отрицательным допуском

Shy-Drager syndrome

хроническая идиопатическая гипотензия

Shy of talking about their problems

Стесняется говорить о своих проблемах

Word forms

shy

verb

Basic forms
Past	shied
Imperative	shy
Present Participle (Participle I)	shying
Past Participle (Participle II)	shied

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shy	we shy
you shy	you shy
he/she/it shies	they shy

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shying	we are shying
you are shying	you are shying
he/she/it is shying	they are shying

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shied	we have shied
you have shied	you have shied
he/she/it has shied	they have shied

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shying	we have been shying
you have been shying	you have been shying
he/she/it has been shying	they have been shying

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shied	we shied
you shied	you shied
he/she/it shied	they shied

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shying	we were shying
you were shying	you were shying
he/she/it was shying	they were shying

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shied	we had shied
you had shied	you had shied
he/she/it had shied	they had shied

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shying	we had been shying
you had been shying	you had been shying
he/she/it had been shying	they had been shying

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shy	we shall/will shy
you will shy	you will shy
he/she/it will shy	they will shy

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shying	we shall/will be shying
you will be shying	you will be shying
he/she/it will be shying	they will be shying

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shied	we shall/will have shied
you will have shied	you will have shied
he/she/it will have shied	they will have shied

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shying	we shall/will have been shying
you will have been shying	you will have been shying
he/she/it will have been shying	they will have been shying

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shy	we should/would shy
you would shy	you would shy
he/she/it would shy	they would shy

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shying	we should/would be shying
you would be shying	you would be shying
he/she/it would be shying	they would be shying

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shied	we should/would have shied
you would have shied	you would have shied
he/she/it would have shied	they would have shied

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shying	we should/would have been shying
you would have been shying	you would have been shying
he/she/it would have been shying	they would have been shying

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shied	we are shied
you are shied	you are shied
he/she/it is shied	they are shied

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shied	we are being shied
you are being shied	you are being shied
he/she/it is being shied	they are being shied

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shied	we have been shied
you have been shied	you have been shied
he/she/it has been shied	they have been shied

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shied	we were shied
you were shied	you were shied
he/she/it was shied	they were shied

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shied	we were being shied
you were being shied	you were being shied
he/she/it was being shied	they were being shied

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shied	we had been shied
you had been shied	you had been shied
he/she/it had been shied	they had been shied

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shied	we shall/will be shied
you will be shied	you will be shied
he/she/it will be shied	they will be shied

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shied	we shall/will have been shied
you will have been shied	you will have been shied
he/she/it will have been shied	they will have been shied

shy

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	shy	shies
Possessive case	shy's	shies'

shy

adjective

Positive degree	shy
Comparative degree	shyer, shier
Superlative degree	shyest, shiest

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