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| Language | Translations for "BE SHY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | jam modest, druhem (boggle, dither, doubt, dread), druaj (apprehend, doubt, dread, fear). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | стеснявам се (be timid, be unsociable). (various references) | |
Chinese | 忸 (accustomed to, blush). (various references) | |
Czech | být ostýchavý. (various references) | |
Finnish | ujostella (feel embarrassed), arkailla (be overcautious, be timid, hesitate), aristella (be timid, shirk), aristaa (be timid, shirk). (various references) | |
Hebrew | להחבא אל הכלים (efface oneself, keep in the background). (various references) | |
Hungarian | félénk (sheepish, timid, bashful, coy, diffident, faint-hearted, shy, timorous). (various references) | |
Italian | vergognarsi (be ashamed, feel ashamed). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 恥ずかしがる (to be abashed, to be bashful, to be shy of, to blush). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | こわがる (to be afraid of, to be nervous, to be shy, to dread, to fear), はずかしがる (to be abashed, to be bashful, to be shy of, to blush), はにかむ (to be bashful, to be shy), てれる (to be shy, to feel awkward). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ebay yshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | acanhar-se. (various references) | |
Russian | стесняться (hesitate, scruple), дичиться (be unsociable). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | biti stidljiv (be timid), stideti se. (various references) | |
Swedish | känna sig skygg. (various references) | |
Turkish | utanmak (be ashamed, be ashamed of, blush, blush with shame, feel shame at, feel small, look small). (various references) | |
Turkmen | utanmak (ashamed of), яygrylmak (shrink, waver). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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