shy

schüchtern, scheu

Im Umgang mit Menschen unsicher oder leicht zu erschrecken.

In einfachem Englisch: You feel nervous around people or become frightened easily.

• The shy child hid behind his mother.
• She feels shy around strangers.
• These birds are shy and difficult to approach.

So benutzt man es: shy around someone (He is shy around unfamiliar people.); shy of someone/something (The deer are shy of humans.)

Synonyme: timid, bashful

Gegenteile: bold, confident

Häufige Wendungen: shy child, shy around someone, shy animal

schüchtern

Bei neuen Bekanntschaften oder unter der Aufmerksamkeit anderer nervös und unsicher.

In einfachem Englisch: Feeling nervous or uncomfortable when meeting people or getting their attention.

• She is shy around strangers.
• I was too shy to ask her name.
• Were you shy as a child?

So benutzt man es: shy around someone (She feels shy around new people.); shy about doing something (He is shy about speaking in class.)

Synonyme: timid, reserved

Gegenteile: confident, outgoing

Häufige Wendungen: shy child, shy around someone, feel shy

knapp darunter, fehlend

Etwas weniger als die benötigte oder erwartete Menge.

In einfachem Englisch: Having slightly less than the amount needed or expected.

• We are three players shy.
• The bill was just shy of fifty dollars.
• They stopped a mile shy of the finish.

So benutzt man es: shy of something (We finished just shy of our target.)

Synonyme: short

Häufige Wendungen: shy of something, just shy of, two shy

zurückhaltend

Nicht bereit, die unterstützte Partei zu nennen, besonders bei Umfragen vor einer Wahl.

In einfachem Englisch: Unwilling to tell people which political party you support, especially when answering questions before an election.

• Shy voters may refuse to answer political surveys.
• The poll missed several shy conservative voters.
• Researchers studied the effect of shy voters on election predictions.

Häufige Wendungen: shy voters, shy conservatives, shy voter effect

scheuen

Vor etwas erschrecken und plötzlich zurückweichen oder zur Seite springen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move suddenly away from something because you are frightened.

• The horse shied at the noise.
• Our pony shies when cars pass too close.
• The mare shied and nearly threw her rider.

So benutzt man es: shy at something (The pony shied at a passing truck.)

Synonyme: start, recoil

Häufige Wendungen: shy at something, shy away

werfen, schleudern

Etwas mit einer schnellen, plötzlichen Bewegung werfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To throw something with a quick, sudden movement.

• He shied a stone at the wall.
• The boy shied an apple across the yard.
• She shied the ball towards the bucket.

So benutzt man es: shy something at someone/something (He shied a pebble at the empty tin.)

Synonyme: throw, fling

Häufige Wendungen: shy a stone, shy something at

Wurfbude

Stand auf einem Jahrmarkt, an dem man Gegenstände auf Ziele wirft, um Preise zu gewinnen.

In einfachem Englisch: A fairground stall where you throw objects at targets to win prizes.

• We tried the coconut shy.
• The fair had a shy with wooden targets.
• He won a prize at the coconut shy.

Häufige Wendungen: coconut shy, fairground shy