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scheu

B2#7,717

Hear it

adjective
  1. shyreserved
  2. shy, skittish, startlisheasily frightened

Forms

Declension

masculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativescheuerscheuescheuesscheue
genitivescheuenscheuerscheuenscheuer
dativescheuemscheuerscheuemscheuen
accusativescheuenscheuescheuesscheue

Degrees

comparativescheuer
superlativeam scheuesten / am scheusten

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Used in the library

  • Das Reh am Waldrand ist scheu und rennt davon.The deer at the edge of the forest is shy and runs away.B2Noch einmal, bitte (22) — Once more, please (22) (B2)
  • Ein scheues Reh verschwindet im Wald, bevor Greta ein Foto machen kann.A shy deer disappears into the forest before Greta can take a photo.B2Noch einmal, bitte (34) — Once more, please (34) (B2)
  • Die Eule im Zoo ist ein scheues Geschöpf, das man tagsüber kaum sieht.The owl at the zoo is a shy creature that you hardly see during the day.B2Noch einmal, bitte (8) — Once more, please (8) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • schreckhaftjumpy
  • schüchternshy, timid, bashful
  • zurückhaltendreserved, restrained; cautious, guarded

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