ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí ~ air labhairt, he was reluctant, shy, to speak.
Cuir uait an chiotaí sin, don’t be so awkward, so shy.
Nach tú atá ~? Aren’t you very reserved? Are you too shy to speak to anyone?
~ a dhéanamh le duine, to ‘make strange’ with s.o.; to keep aloof from, be shy in the presence of, s.o.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to make s.o. feel shy.
Tá ~ air, he is diffident, shy.
Bheith ~ le daoine, to be shy in front of people.
~ le strainséirí, shy of strangers.
Tá sé cúthail ann féin, he is shy by nature.
Faiteach ~ dhaoine, shy among people.
~ fuar, cúthail, somewhat cold, shy.
~ de chapall, shy horse, bolter.
Ná bí ~, don’t feel strange; don’t be reserved, shy.