Sentence examples of "shy" in English
Bob was shy when he was a high school student.
Bob era timido quando era uno studente alle superiori.
She was, as many of us were, very shy in her childhood.
Come molti di noi, era molto timida da bambina.
Speaking in public is my Achilles heel; I'm simply too shy.
Parlare in pubblico è il mio tallone d'Achille; sono semplicemente troppo timido.
The agreement between the two results is just shy of 50%.
Il rapporto fra i due risultati è di quasi il centocinquanta per cento.
Had I started to socialize with people in the past, maybe I would be a different person now, but, because of the shy temper I had at that time, now I really have few friends.
Se solo in passato avessi iniziato a socializzare con la gente, a quest'ora forse sarei un'altra persona, ma, a causa del mio carattere chiuso che avevo a quei tempi, mi ritrovo con pochi amici e basta.
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