shy
1 adjective timidcúthail adj1 faiteach adj1 cotúil adj2 she's very shy tá sí an-chúthail, tá sí iontach faiteachhe's shy by nature tá sé cúthail ann féinshe's shy in front of strangers bíonn sí cúthail le strainséirí, bíonn cotadh uirthi os comhair strainséiríthey were a bit shy of each other bhí siad rud beag coimhthíoch le chéilehe wasn't one bit shy ní raibh fuacht ná faitíos air, ní raibh coimhthíos dá laghad annthey're not shy about talking about money ní bhíonn aon leisce orthu labhairt ar chúrsaí airgid 2 adjective less thanit's just shy of nine metres tá sé beagán beag níos lú ná naoi méadarit left her 200 votes shy of the quota d'fhág sé go raibh sí 200 vóta gann ar an gcuótaShow full entry
3 verb horse etc INTRANSITIVEclis verb scinn verb the horse shied at something on the road scanraigh an capall roimh rud éigin ar an mbóthar 4 verb throw ball INTRANSITIVEhe shied at the stumps chaith sé an liathróid leis na stumpaí