shy

not confident or comfortable when talking to other people, especially strangers

tímido/a, reservado/a

• be shy of somebody/something

Collocations shy away from something · shy person

• She's very shy and doesn't like to speak in public.

  Ella es muy tímida y no le gusta hablar en público.

to avoid doing something because you feel nervous or uncomfortable about it

evitar, esquivar

• shy away from something

Collocations shy away from criticism · shy away from a challenge

• He shied away from the question.

  Él evitó responder la pregunta.