Shy
Translations of "shy" (60 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | خَجُول(easily frightened), خَجُول(reserved), خَجِل(easily frightened), مُوَرَّط(embarrassed) | ḵajūl, ḵajūl, ḵajil, muwarraṭ | |
| Assamese | লাজকুৰীয়া(easily frightened), লাজুক(easily frightened), লাজুকা(easily frightened), লাজুকী(easily frightened), লাজুৱা(easily frightened) | lazokuria, lazuk, lazuka, lazuki, lazua | |
| Azerbaijani | utancaq(reserved) | — | |
| Belarusian | бая́зны(easily frightened), баязлі́вы(cautious), нясме́лы(easily frightened), палахлі́вы(easily frightened), пужлі́вы(easily frightened), сарамлі́вы(reserved), страшлі́вы(easily frightened) | bajázny, bajazlívy, njasmjély, palaxlívy, pužlívy, saramlívy, strašlívy | |
| Bulgarian | боязли́в(easily frightened), недостигащ(short, less than), плах(easily frightened), предпазлив(cautious), свенли́в(embarrassed), срамежли́в(embarrassed), стесни́телен(reserved) | bojazlív, nedostigašt, plah, predpazliv, svenlív, sramežlív, stesnítelen | |
| Catalan | reservat(reserved), tímid(easily frightened), vergonyós(embarrassed) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏕᎰᏌᏘ(reserved) | udehosati | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 含蓄(reserved), 害羞(easily frightened), 尷尬 /尴尬(embarrassed), 怕生(reserved), 怕羞(easily frightened), 持重(cautious), 矜持(reserved), 羞澀 /羞涩(easily frightened), 腼腆(easily frightened), 難為情 /难为情(embarrassed), 靦腆 /䩄腆(easily frightened) | hánxù, hàixiū, gāngà, pà shēng, pàxiū, chízhòng, jīnchí, xiūsè, miǎntian, nánwéiqíng, miǎntiǎn | |
| Czech | bázlivý(easily frightened), nesmělý(easily frightened), o něco méně než(short, less than), odměřený(reserved), opatrný(cautious), plachý(easily frightened), stydlivý(embarrassed), stydící se(embarrassed), těsně před(short, less than), hodit sebou(to fling), házet sebou(to fling), mrskat sebou(to fling), mrštit sebou(to fling), praštit sebou(to fling), uskakovat(to jump back in fear), uskočit(to jump back in fear) | — | |
| Danish | genert(reserved), kast(act of throwing), kaste(to fling), smide(to fling) | — | |
| Dutch | bedeesd(embarrassed), beschroomd(embarrassed), klein(short, less than), schuchter(reserved), schuw(easily frightened), verlegen(reserved), verlegen(embarrassed), verstandig(cautious), voorzichtig(cautious), aangooi(act of throwing), gooiplaats(place for throwing), gooiplek(place for throwing), worp(act of throwing), gooien(to fling), terugspringen(to jump back in fear), weggooien(to fling), werpen(to fling) | — | |
| Esperanto | timema(easily frightened) | — | |
| Finnish | arka(easily frightened), arka(cautious), nolo(embarrassed), ujo(reserved), vajaa(short, less than), varovainen(cautious), heitto(act of throwing), heittopaikka(place for throwing), kavahtaa(to jump back in fear), nakata(to fling), säikkyä(to jump back in fear) | — | |
| French | embarrassé(embarrassed), en moins(short, less than), gêné(reserved), prudent(cautious), réservé(reserved), timide(easily frightened), timide(reserved), timoré(easily frightened), lancer(act of throwing), sursauter(to jump back in fear) | — | |
| Galician | medoso(easily frightened), reservado(reserved) | — | |
| Georgian | მორცხვი(reserved), ფრთხილი(cautious) | morcxvi, prtxili | |
| German | scheu(easily frightened), scheu(reserved), schüchtern(easily frightened), schüchtern(reserved), schüüch(reserved), verlegen(embarrassed) | — | |
| Greek | ντροπαλός(easily frightened), ντροπαλός(reserved), φοβητσιάρης(easily frightened) | ntropalós, ntropalós, fovitsiáris | |
| Hebrew | בַּיְשָׁן(easily frightened), בַּיְשָׁן(embarrassed) | bayshán, bayshán | |
| Hungarian | bátortalan(reserved), feszélyezett(embarrassed), feszélyezve érzi magát(embarrassed), félszeg(reserved), félénk(reserved), félős(easily frightened), gátlásos(reserved), híján(short, less than), ijedős(easily frightened), kevesebb(short, less than), szemérmes(reserved), szende(reserved), szégyenlős(reserved), óvakodik(cautious), óvatos(cautious) | — | |
| Icelandic | feiminn(reserved) | — | |
| Ingrian | armolliin(reserved), ujo(reserved) | — | |
| Interlingua | timide(reserved) | — | |
| Irish | coimhthíoch(reserved), cotúil(reserved), cúthail(reserved), faiteach(easily frightened), clis(to jump back in fear), scinn(to jump back in fear) | — | |
| Italian | meno(short, less than), schivo(reserved), timido(reserved), adombrarsi(to jump back in fear), gettare(to fling), scagliare(to fling) | — | |
| Japanese | 人見知りする(reserved), 内気(reserved), 寡黙(reserved), 引っ込み思案(reserved), 弱気(easily frightened), 恥ずかしい(embarrassed), 恥ずかしがり屋(reserved), 慎重(cautious) | hitomishiri suru, uchiki, kamoku, hikkomijian, yowaki, hazukashii, hazukashigariya, shinchō | |
| Jeju | 부치럽다(reserved), 수좁다(reserved) | buchireopda, sujopda | |
| Khiamniungan Naga | mìam(embarrassed) | — | |
| Khmer | អៀន(reserved) | iǝn | |
| Korean | 낯가리다(reserved), 부끄럽다(reserved), 수줍다(easily frightened), 수줍다(reserved) | natgarida, bukkeureopda, sujupda, sujupda | |
| Ladino | arrezistado(reserved), entravado(reserved) | — | |
| Latin | pavidus(easily frightened), timidus(easily frightened), verēcundus(reserved) | — | |
| Latvian | bikls(easily frightened), bikls(reserved), bikls(embarrassed), kautrīgs(easily frightened), kautrīgs(reserved), kautrīgs(embarrassed) | — | |
| Lishana Deni | נכופא(reserved) | naxōpa | |
| Louisiana Creole | timid(reserved) | — | |
| Macedonian | срамежлив(easily frightened) | sramežliv | |
| Manx | faitagh(easily frightened) | — | |
| Māori | memeke(reserved), pūihi(reserved), whakakōkiri(reserved) | — | |
| Marshallese | jok(easily frightened) | — | |
| Mongolian | бишүүрхэх(reserved), бүрэг(reserved), ᠪᠢᠰᠢᠭᠦᠷᠬᠡᠬᠦ(reserved), ᠪᠦᠷᠦᠭ(reserved) | bišüürxex, büreg, bisigürkekü, bürüg | |
| Norwegian | sjenert(reserved) | — | |
| Occitan | timid(easily frightened) | — | |
| Old English | sċēoh(easily frightened), sċēoh(reserved) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | اوتانغاچ(reserved), محجوب(reserved) | utangaç, mahcub | |
| Plautdietsch | bescheiden(reserved), bleed (nds)(easily frightened) | — | |
| Polish | bojaźliwy(easily frightened), nieśmiały(easily frightened), nieśmiały(reserved), nieśmiały(cautious), płochliwy(easily frightened), strachliwy(easily frightened), wstydliwy(reserved) | — | |
| Portuguese | assustado(easily frightened), avergonhado(embarrassed), cuidadoso(cautious), envergonhado(embarrassed), medroso(easily frightened), pávido(easily frightened), reservado(reserved), tímido(reserved), arremesso(act of throwing), lance(act of throwing), lançamento(act of throwing) | — | |
| Romanian | fricos(easily frightened), jenat(embarrassed), precaut(cautious), prudent(cautious), rezervat(reserved), rușinat(embarrassed), rușinos(easily frightened), timid(easily frightened), timid(reserved) | — | |
| Russian | боязли́вый(easily frightened), боязли́вый(cautious), засте́нчивый(easily frightened), засте́нчивый(reserved), нереши́тельный(cautious), несме́лый(easily frightened), несме́лый(reserved), осторо́жный(cautious), пугли́вый(easily frightened), пугли́вый(cautious), расте́рянный(embarrassed), ро́бкий(easily frightened), ро́бкий(reserved), ро́бкий(cautious), смущённый(embarrassed), стесни́тельный(easily frightened), стесни́тельный(reserved), стыдли́вый(reserved), стыдли́вый(embarrassed), отпря́нуть(to jump back in fear), отскочи́ть(to jump back in fear), пря́дать(to jump back in fear), пря́нуть(to jump back in fear) | bojazlívyj, bojazlívyj, zasténčivyj, zasténčivyj, nerešítelʹnyj, nesmélyj, nesmélyj, ostoróžnyj, puglívyj, puglívyj, rastérjannyj, róbkij, róbkij, róbkij, smuščónnyj, stesnítelʹnyj, stesnítelʹnyj, stydlívyj, stydlívyj, otprjánutʹ, otskočítʹ, prjádatʹ, prjánutʹ | |
| Slovak | nesmelý(easily frightened), plachý(easily frightened) | — | |
| Spanish | reservado(reserved), tímido(easily frightened), tímido(cautious), vergonzoso(embarrassed), lanzar(to fling) | — | |
| Swedish | besvärad(embarrassed), blyg(reserved), försiktig(cautious), knapp(short, less than), skamsen(embarrassed), skygg(easily frightened), skygg(reserved), skygg(cautious) | — | |
| Thai | อาย(easily frightened) | aai | |
| Turkish | mahcup(embarrassed), utangaç(reserved), ürkek(easily frightened) | — | |
| Ukrainian | боязки́й(easily frightened), боязки́й(cautious), несмі́лий(easily frightened), полохли́вий(easily frightened), полохли́вий(cautious), сором'язли́вий(reserved), соромли́вий(reserved), страшли́вий(easily frightened) | bojazkýj, bojazkýj, nesmílyj, poloxlývyj, poloxlývyj, soromʺjazlývyj, soromlývyj, strašlývyj | |
| Unami | kwitayasi(reserved), tëtpasi(easily frightened) | — | |
| Vietnamese | ngại(reserved), nhát(easily frightened), nhút nhát(easily frightened) | — | |
| Welsh | swil(easily frightened), swil(reserved) | — | |
| Winnebago | hirošišik(easily frightened), hirošišik(reserved), hirošišik(cautious) | — | |
| Yoruba | onítìjú(reserved), tijú(reserved), tì(reserved) | — |
utancaq
бая́зны, баязлі́вы, нясме́лы, палахлі́вы, пужлі́вы, сарамлі́вы, страшлі́вы
bajázny, bajazlívy, njasmjély, palaxlívy, pužlívy, saramlívy, strašlívy
боязли́в, недостигащ, плах, предпазлив, свенли́в, срамежли́в, стесни́телен
bojazlív, nedostigašt, plah, predpazliv, svenlív, sramežlív, stesnítelen
reservat, tímid, vergonyós
含蓄, 害羞, 尷尬 /尴尬, 怕生, 怕羞, 持重, 矜持, 羞澀 /羞涩, 腼腆, 難為情 /难为情, 靦腆 /䩄腆
hánxù, hàixiū, gāngà, pà shēng, pàxiū, chízhòng, jīnchí, xiūsè, miǎntian, nánwéiqíng, miǎntiǎn
bázlivý, nesmělý, o něco méně než, odměřený, opatrný, plachý, stydlivý, stydící se, těsně před, hodit sebou, házet sebou, mrskat sebou, mrštit sebou, praštit sebou, uskakovat, uskočit
genert, kast, kaste, smide
bedeesd, beschroomd, klein, schuchter, schuw, verlegen, verlegen, verstandig, voorzichtig, aangooi, gooiplaats, gooiplek, worp, gooien, terugspringen, weggooien, werpen
timema
arka, arka, nolo, ujo, vajaa, varovainen, heitto, heittopaikka, kavahtaa, nakata, säikkyä
embarrassé, en moins, gêné, prudent, réservé, timide, timide, timoré, lancer, sursauter
medoso, reservado
scheu, scheu, schüchtern, schüchtern, schüüch, verlegen
bátortalan, feszélyezett, feszélyezve érzi magát, félszeg, félénk, félős, gátlásos, híján, ijedős, kevesebb, szemérmes, szende, szégyenlős, óvakodik, óvatos
feiminn
armolliin, ujo
timide
coimhthíoch, cotúil, cúthail, faiteach, clis, scinn
meno, schivo, timido, adombrarsi, gettare, scagliare
人見知りする, 内気, 寡黙, 引っ込み思案, 弱気, 恥ずかしい, 恥ずかしがり屋, 慎重
hitomishiri suru, uchiki, kamoku, hikkomijian, yowaki, hazukashii, hazukashigariya, shinchō
arrezistado, entravado
pavidus, timidus, verēcundus
bikls, bikls, bikls, kautrīgs, kautrīgs, kautrīgs
timid
faitagh
memeke, pūihi, whakakōkiri
jok
sjenert
timid
sċēoh, sċēoh
bescheiden, bleed (nds)
bojaźliwy, nieśmiały, nieśmiały, nieśmiały, płochliwy, strachliwy, wstydliwy
assustado, avergonhado, cuidadoso, envergonhado, medroso, pávido, reservado, tímido, arremesso, lance, lançamento
fricos, jenat, precaut, prudent, rezervat, rușinat, rușinos, timid, timid
боязли́вый, боязли́вый, засте́нчивый, засте́нчивый, нереши́тельный, несме́лый, несме́лый, осторо́жный, пугли́вый, пугли́вый, расте́рянный, ро́бкий, ро́бкий, ро́бкий, смущённый, стесни́тельный, стесни́тельный, стыдли́вый, стыдли́вый, отпря́нуть, отскочи́ть, пря́дать, пря́нуть
bojazlívyj, bojazlívyj, zasténčivyj, zasténčivyj, nerešítelʹnyj, nesmélyj, nesmélyj, ostoróžnyj, puglívyj, puglívyj, rastérjannyj, róbkij, róbkij, róbkij, smuščónnyj, stesnítelʹnyj, stesnítelʹnyj, stydlívyj, stydlívyj, otprjánutʹ, otskočítʹ, prjádatʹ, prjánutʹ
nesmelý, plachý
reservado, tímido, tímido, vergonzoso, lanzar
besvärad, blyg, försiktig, knapp, skamsen, skygg, skygg, skygg
mahcup, utangaç, ürkek
боязки́й, боязки́й, несмі́лий, полохли́вий, полохли́вий, сором'язли́вий, соромли́вий, страшли́вий
bojazkýj, bojazkýj, nesmílyj, poloxlývyj, poloxlývyj, soromʺjazlývyj, soromlývyj, strašlývyj
kwitayasi, tëtpasi
ngại, nhát, nhút nhát
swil, swil
hirošišik, hirošišik, hirošišik
onítìjú, tijú, tì
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