shy

schüchtern

Easily frightened; timid

• Tom is a shy boy.

  Tom ist ein schüchterner Junge.

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• I knew Tom was shy.

  Ich wusste, dass Tom schüchtern war.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

schüchtern

Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach

schüchtern

Cautious; wary; suspicious

schüchtern

Short, insufficient or less than

schüchtern

Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracyselten