"shy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

shy adjetivo

shy + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
shy smile • shy man • shy girl • shy boy • shy person • ...
(1) smile, grin, laugh
Kolokacji: 3
1. shy smile = nieśmiały uśmiech shy smile
2. shy grin = nieśmiały uśmiech shy grin
  • A shy grin, strangely out of character for her.
  • She scored 5 points in the first 70 seconds, and a shy grin stretched across her face.
  • She gave Klein a shy grin as she set it down before him.
  • He had almost red hair in the flickering torchlight, and gave her a shy grin.
  • He added with a shy grin, "The scenery's a lot better over here."
  • I ain't tried very much,' he said, giving her a shy grin.
  • She was talking quietly to Liol, but broke off to give him a shy grin.
  • "It was not a fight," said Conn, with a shy grin.
  • The boy wandered into the room and halted with a quick shy grin.
  • She prefers the new system but, with a shy grin, acknowledged that 10 years is a very long time to stay in any school.
3. shy laugh = nieśmiały śmiech shy laugh
(5) demeanor, pride
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + shy
Kolokacji: 5
feel shy • fall shy • fight shy • look shy • stop shy
adverbio + shy
Kolokacji: 19
painfully shy • extremely shy • suddenly shy • somewhat shy • twice shy • ...
shy + preposición
Kolokacji: 8
shy of • shy about • shy with • shy in • shy around • ...

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