Spanish-English translations for tímido

shy
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They are too embarrassed or they are worried or they are shy. O les resulta demasiado embarazoso o les preocupa o son tímidos. He was averse to hoo-ha, could be very obstinate, yet was at times almost shy. Sentía aversión por las fanfarronadas, podía ser muy testarudo, pero en cambio, en otros momentos, casi tímido. Last week's European Council should give us renewed confidence that we need not be shy. El Consejo Europeo de la pasada semana debería hacernos recuperar la confianza en el sentido de que no debemos mostrarnos tímidos.
timid
us
I believe that Europe and the Commissioners are too timid. Creo que Europa y los Comisarios son demasiado tímidos. We have been timid in terms of acknowledging our Christian roots, we have been timid in recognising the obvious. Hemos sido timoratos en reconocer nuestras raíces cristianas, hemos sido tímidos en reconocer lo obvio. Our group has taken note of a few timid steps forward among those proposals. Nuestro Grupo ha tomado nota de algunos tímidos avances entre dichas propuestas.

coy
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awkward
us
John was awkward at performing the trick. Hell have to practice to improveThat was an extremely awkward moment. Everyone was watchingAn awkward silence had fallen
bashfula bashful look
diffident
skittish
us
The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
timorous