Usage examples of "schüchtern" in German with translation to English

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Der Junge ist überaus schüchtern. That boy is really shy.
Obwohl er bereits zwanzig geworden ist, ist er immer noch zu schüchtern, um mit Mädchen zu reden. Even though he has turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
Sie lächelte mir schüchtern zu. She gave me a shy smile.
Das Mädchen ist überaus schüchtern. That girl is really shy.
Papa schaute Mama schüchtern an. Dad looked at Mom shyly.
Sie ist Fremden gegenüber schüchtern. She is shy of strangers.
Marias Schwester ist schüchtern und unbeholfen. Mary's sister is shy and awkward.
Zwei von fünf Kindern sind schüchtern. Two out of five children are shy.
Er ist zu schüchtern Mädchen anzusprechen. He is too shy to talk to girls.
Sie ist schüchtern und spricht wenig. She is shy and talks little.
Er verhält sich sehr schüchtern in ihrer Gegenwart. He acts very shy in her presence.
Bis zu ihrem Abschluss war sie sehr schüchtern. She had been very shy till she graduated.
Sie ist schüchtern und hält sich immer im Hintergrund. She is shy and always remains in the background.
Sei nicht schüchtern, deine Aussprache ist mehr oder weniger korrekt. Do not be shy. Your pronunciation is more or less correct.
Sie war, wie viele von uns, als Kind sehr schüchtern. She was, as many of us were, very shy in her childhood.
Seien Sie nicht schüchtern, Ihre Aussprache ist mehr oder weniger korrekt. Do not be shy. Your pronunciation is more or less correct.
Er ist sehr schüchtern. Er sagt, er würde dich gerne sehen. He's very shy. He says he wants to see you.
Sie sieht mich an, doch ich bin zu schüchtern, um sie anzusehen. She looks at me but I'm too shy to look at her.
Sie zeigt eine schüchterne Veranlagung. She shows a shy disposition.
Ich bin ein schüchterner Junge. I am a shy boy.
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