shy
1 timidcúthail adj1 cmufaiteach adj1 cmucotúil adj2 cmu she's very shy tá sí an-chúthail, tá sí iontach faiteach he's shy by nature tá sé cúthail ann féin she's shy in front of strangers bíonn sí cúthail le strainséirí, bíonn cotadh uirthi os comhair strainséirí they were a bit shy of each other bhí siad rud beag coimhthíoch le chéile he wasn't one bit shy ní raibh fuacht ná faitíos air, ní raibh coimhthíos dá laghad ann they're not shy about talking about money ní bhíonn aon leisce orthu labhairt ar chúrsaí airgid 3 horse etc intransitiveneamhaistreachclis verb cmuscinn verb cmu the horse shied at something on the road scanraigh an capall roimh rud éigin ar an mbóthar → -shy to fight shy of sth rud a sheachaintfanacht glan ar rud most people fight shy of getting involved in a fight fanann formhór na ndaoine glan ar aon troid, is leasc le bunús na ndaoine páirt a ghlacadh i dtroid he isn't a man to fight shy of a bet ní fear é ar leasc leis geall a chur to have a shy at sth he had a shy at the stumps chaith sé an liathróid leis na stumpaí → shy away Loading phrases and examples...
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