adjective
nieśmiały
/ɲɛɕˈmʲawɨ/· przymiotnikAlso
płochliwy(m)
Definition
Nervous or uncomfortable around other people, or easily frightened and tending to avoid contact.
Examples
She was too shy to ask him to dance.
Była zbyt nieśmiała, żeby poprosić go do tańca.
The shy deer ran away when it saw us.
Płochliwy jeleń uciekł, gdy nas zobaczył.
Collocations
feel shyshy away fromshy smile
Word forms
shyercomparativeshyestsuperlative
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