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bash·ful

(băsh′fəl)
adj.
1. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others: "I never laughed, being bashful. / Lowering my head, I looked at the wall" (Ezra Pound).
2. Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness: "He had polite bashful manners and a low grownup voice" (John Dos Passos).
[From obsolete bash, to abash, be abashed (from Middle English basshen, variant of abaishen, abasshen; see abash) + -ful.]
bash′ful·ly adv.
bash′ful·ness n.
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Adv. 1. [画像:bashfully - in a shy or timid or bashful manner]bashfully - in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly"
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Translations
بِخَجَلٍ
ostýchavěskromně
forlegentgenert
szemérmesen
feimnislega
mahcup mahcupsıkılarakutanarak

bashfully

[ˈbæʃfʊlɪ] ADV → tímidamente
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bashfully

[ˈbæʃfʊli] adv
(= shyly) → timidement
(in an embarrassed way) → avec embarras
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bashfully

[ˈbæʃfʊlɪ] adv → timidamente
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bashful

(ˈbӕʃful) adjective
shy. a bashful girl; a bashful smile. skaam, skamerig خَجول свенлив tímido stydlivý, upejpavý scheu genert; forlegen ντροπαλός tímido, ruboroso pelglik خجالتی؛ محجوب ujo timide בישן, ביישן शर्मीला sramežljiv szégyenlős pemalu feiminn timido はにかみやの 부끄러워하는 drovus, nedrąsus kautrīgs; bikls malu verlegen blyg, sjenert nieśmiały شرميندوكى، خجول tímido ruşinos застенчивый ostýchavý plašen bojažljiv blyg ขี้อาย utangaç, sıkılgan, mahcup 害羞的 боязкий; соромливий شرمیلا rụt rè 害羞的
bashfully adverb
skamerig بِخَجَلٍ срамежливо timidamente skromně, ostýchavě scheu genert; forlegent ντροπαλά tímidamente pelglikult با کمرویی ujosti timidement בְּבַיישָׁנוּת संकोच-पूर्वक sramežljivo szemérmesen tersipu-sipu feimnislega timidamente はにかんで 부끄러워하면서 droviai kautrīgi; bikli dengan malunya verlegen blygt, sjenert nieśmiało خجالت timidamente timid застенчиво ostýchavo plašno bojažljivo blygt อย่างอาย ๆ utanarak, sıkılarak, mahcup mahcup 害羞地 боязко; соромливо شرمگیں rụt rè 害羞地
ˈbashfulness noun
skamerigheid خَجَل، حَياء свенливост timidez skromnost, ostýchavost die Scheu generthed; forlegenhed ντροπαλότητα timidez pelglikkus کمرویی؛ حجب ujous timidité בּיישָׁנוּת शर्मीलापन sramežljivost, stidljivost szemérmesség sikap malu-malu feimni timidezza はにかみ, 内気 부끄러워함 drovumas kautrums; biklums penuh malu verlegenheid blyghet, sjenerthet nieśmiałość خجالت، شرمندګى timidez timiditate застенчивость ostýchavosť plašnost bojažljivost blyghet ความอาย mahcupluk, sıkılganlık 害羞 боязкість; соромливість شرمیلا پن sự bẽn lẽn 害羞
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