Usage examples of "tímido" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom es un chico tímido. Tom is a shy boy.
El tímido soldado era atormentado por terribles pesadillas. The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares.
Al principio él era tímido. He was shy at the beginning.
Bob es muy tímido y se ruboriza cuando habla con chicas. Bob is very timid and blushes when chatting with girls.
Ese chico es realmente tímido. That boy is really shy.
A pesar de que ya cumplió veinte años, todavía es demasiado tímido para hablar con las chicas. Even though he has turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
El tímido alumno murmuró su respuesta. The shy pupil murmured his answer.
Tom es un chico tímido y solitario. Tom is a shy and lonely boy.
Él es muy tímido frente a ella. He acts very shy in her presence.
Es demasiado tímido para hablarle a las niñas. He is too shy to talk to girls.
Bob era tímido cuando estudiaba en el instituto. Bob was shy when he was a high school student.
Bob era tímido cuando era estudiante de preparatoria. Bob was shy when he was a high school student.
El chico tímido estaba totalmente avergonzado en su presencia. The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
Él es muy tímido. Dice que te quiere ver. He's very shy. He says he wants to see you.
Él ya no es el muchacho tímido que era. He is no longer the shy boy he was.
Aconsejé al tímido joven que declarase su amor por la hermosa muchacha. I advised the shy young man to declare his love for the beautiful girl.
Tom era demasiado tímido para participar en juegos con los otros chicos. Tom was too shy to take part in games with the other boys.
Mi amigo es un gran sujeto pero es tan tímido. No te puedes imaginar lo difícil que le es comenzar una conversación con un extraño. My friend is a great guy but he is so shy. You can't imagine how difficult it is for him to start a conversation with a stranger.
Esa chica es muy tímida. That girl is really shy.
Por lo general, nosotros los japoneses somos demasiado tímidos cuando hablamos idiomas extranjeros. Generally speaking, we Japanese are a little too timid in speaking foreign languages.
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