shy

Example sentences

• But we never shy away from speaking to them.

  Maibe ita nunka baruk no kolen atu ko'alia ba sira.

• Do we need to be shy of them?

  Ita presiza ta'uk ba sira ka lae?

• Don't be shy but speak out.

  Labele nonook maibe tenke ko'alia sai.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “shy”

• The child is still a bit shy about going to the front to sing (but s/he does it).Labarik ne'e atu bá kanta iha oin sei mo-moe.
• This child is very shy. When he sees many people at in front of the house, he doesn’t dare to go in.Labarik ne'e moe dór, haree ema barak iha uma oin, nia la brani tama.