Usage examples of "timides" in French with translation to English

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Généralement, les Japonais sont timides. Generally, Japanese people are shy.

S'ils prétendent nous faire fléchir en nous frappant, ils se trompent. Honte aux timides qui ont peur! Honte surtout aux lâches qui exploitent nos misères. If they hope to make us yield by hitting us, they're wrong. Shame on the timid who are afraid! But more shame on the cowards who profit from our misery.

Se mêler avec les gens à une fête peut être terrifiant pour des personnes timides. Mixing with people at a party can be terrifying for shy people.

Les Américains peuvent considérer les personnes timides comme moins compétentes que celles qui ne le sont pas. Americans may regard shy people as less capable than those who are not shy.

Je suis un garçon timide. I am a shy boy.

Je ne pensais pas qu'il était si timide. I did not think he was so timid.

Cette fille est vraiment timide. That girl is really shy.

Elle semble timide mais elle a en vérité une forte volonté. She seems timid, but she's actually a strong-willed person.

Ce garçon est vraiment timide. That boy is really shy.

Il était timide au début. He was shy at first.

C'était une fille très timide. She used to be a very shy girl.

Cette fille est tout sauf timide. That girl is far from being shy.

L'élève timide murmura sa réponse. The shy pupil murmured his answer.

Elle est d'un naturel timide. She shows a shy disposition.

Nancy est plus timide que réservée. Nancy is more shy than reserved.

Elle est timide et parle peu. She is shy and talks little.

Le garçon timide murmura son nom. The shy boy murmured his name.

Elle me fit un sourire timide. She gave me a shy smile.

Elle était une fille très timide. She used to be a very shy girl.

Le garçon timide rougit à son compliment. The shy boy blushed at her compliment.

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