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Meaning of "timid" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIMID

französisch timide < lateinisch timidus.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TIMID IN GERMAN

timid  [timi̲d] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIMID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
timid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TIMID MEAN IN GERMAN?

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Definition of timid in the German dictionary

shy; scared. schüchtern; ängstlich.

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GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIMID


Acrylamid
Acry̲lamid
Amid
Ami̲d 
Bromid
Bromi̲d
Diamid
Diami̲d
Formamid
Formami̲d
Hamid
Ha̲mid
Imid
Imi̲d
Kaliumbromid
Ka̲liumbromid
Kalziumbromid
Kạlziumbromid, Cạlziumbromid
Karbamid
Karbami̲d
Ner tamid
Nẹr tami̲d
Plasmid
Plasmi̲d
Polyamid
Polyami̲d
Silberbromid
Sịlberbromid
Sulfonamid
Sulfonami̲d
Supramid
Suprami̲d
Thalidomid
Thalidomi̲d
humid
humi̲d
pygmid
pygmi̲d
semihumid
semihumi̲d

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIMID

timbrieren
Timbuktu
Time-out
Timelag
Timeline
timen
Timer
Times
Timesampling
Timesharing
timide
Timidität
Timing
Timo
Timokratie
timokratisch
Timon
timonisch

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE TIMID

Acid
Android
Astrid
Cid
David
Hybrid
Kid
Lid
Madrid
Maid
Raid
fluid
hybrid
invalid
liquid
nid
rapid
solid
stupid
valid

Synonyms and antonyms of timid in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TIMID» IN GERMAN

The following German words have a similar or identical meaning as «timid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
German synonyms of timid

Translation of «timid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIMID

Find out the translation of timid to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.
The translations of timid from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «timid» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

胆小
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

tímido
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

timid
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

डरपोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

خجول
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

робкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

tímido
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

ভীরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

timide
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

malu-malu
190 millions of speakers

German

timid
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

臆病な
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

겁 많은
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

isinan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

nhút nhát
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

பயந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

भित्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

ürkek
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

timido
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

bojaźliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

боязкий
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

timid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

συνεσταλμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

skugter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

timid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

sjenert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of timid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIMID»

The term «timid» is very widely used and occupies the 14.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIMID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «timid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «timid» appears in digitalised printed sources in German between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about timid

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «TIMID»

Discover the use of timid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to timid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Unterwegs zu einer hermeneutischen Übersetzungswissenschaft: ...
The effect of this axiological interpretant and its concomitant ideological prescriptions, I suggest, is to render literary translations normatively timid and more or less alike. It may in fact be because the Gamett and the PevearVolokhonsky ...
Larisa Cercel, John Stanley, 2012
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Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Dolomitenladinischen: T - Z / ...
DELI 5, 1339 timit adj. (pl. timidi, f. tímida) "schüchtern, furchtsam" < it. timido < TIMIDUS 1879 timid "furchtsam" Alton g r ö d n. 1 879 timid "furchtsam" Alton buch. 1879 timid "furchtsam" Alton oberfass. 1 879 timid "furchtsam" Alton trent. timido ...
Johannes Kramer, 1996
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DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm Mobilkommunikation: ...
This indicates that the enormous additional effort, which is necessary in order to calculate the inter-cell compatibilities for the timid approach, is not necessary. It is thus sufficient to go with the aggressive inter-cell compatibility. The simulations ...
Jörg Eberspächer, 2000
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KWiC-Web Fachwortschatz Medizin Englisch: Sprachtrainer & ...
Daytime wetting9 most often occurs [Œ] in timid and shy children or in attention- deficit disorder10. Often there is overlap between reactions to developmental crises [aI] and temperamental traits such as oversensitiveness11, shyness, ...
Ingrid Friedbichler, 2007
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Proceedings of the seventh conference on probability theory: ...
In general, the fastest e-optimal strategy will be neither bold nor timid, and will depend on IT. The next section treats a similar problem but stakes are discrete and there is a minimum stake until / = 0 or M. 3. Discrete red-and-black Now suppose ...
Marius Iosifescu, Tiberiu Postelnicu, Serban Grigorescu, 1985
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The Life of Nelson: The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great ...
It may reasonably be supposed that among the number of thirty, there must be timid as well as bold; the timid he never rebuked, but always wished to show them he desired nothing of them that he would not instantly do himself: and I have ...
Alfred Thayer Mahan, 2013
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Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen
Ich stelle demnach die Beispiele wie favour, decent, rival als Regel, rapid, clever, timid als Abweichungen auf. Doch unterliegt dieser Punkt auch noch einer anderen Betrachtungsweise. Genau genommen nämlich, kann man bei diesen ...
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Die Somali-Dialekte: eine vergleichende Untersuchung
Sg . waad timid 3.m. Sg . wuu yimid 2. Pl. waad timaadeen 3. PI. way yimaadeen 3.f. Sg . way timid vgl. außerdem gabdhihii yimid ' die Mädchen, die kamen aber nicht *gabdhihii yimaadeen (dass.) Darüber hinaus wird bei Verwendung der ...
Marcello Lamberti, 1986
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Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch
Daniel's a shy child who doesn't like strangers. timid adj ['timid] ängstlich, scheu Emma war zu ängstlich, den Polizisten nach dem Weg zu fragen. Emma was too timid to ask the policeman for directions. strict adj [strikt] stubborn adj ['stAbsn] ...
Gernot Häublein, Recs Jenkins, 2000
10
Giacomo Joyce: Mit zwei Aneignungen ins Deutsche von Alban ...
Little timid laughs, little cries, timid runs of speech suddenly broken . . . . Parlerò colla mamma . . . . Come! chook, chook! come! The black pullet is frightened: little runs suddenly broken, little timid cries: it is crying for its mamma, the portly hen.
James Joyce, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIMID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term timid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Editorial: UBC makes a timid decision
The decision by the University of British Columbia to drop John Furlong as a keynote speaker at a fundraising event smacks of academic cowardice. Two months ... «Times Colonist, Jan 17»
2
Obamacare Didn't Fail Because It's Timid
Why didn't they do this? Kevin blames timidity -- “Democrats were fixated on Obamacare costing under $1 trillion” -- and a “hack gap”: If this were a Republican ... «Bloomberg, Dec 16»
3
MYEFO: recession beckons for class of timid leaders
Likewise, the Coalition suffers from its own ineptitude and timidity. At least Morrison has attempted to keep the target of a surplus in 2021, although now much ... «The Australian, Dec 16»
4
Moana fulfils Disney's long journey from timid princess to ...
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed ... «The Conversation UK, Dec 16»
5
Scotland the bold or Scotland the timid?
But overall what came over was the caution and timidity, and sadly, the hollowness of much of what she said. SNP proposals were thus presented as 'bold and ... «Open Democracy, Nov 16»
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Ronald Koeman's problems mount as Everton fall in timid defeat at ...
Ronald Koeman endured a disappointing return to Southampton as Everton took their knack for starting slowly to new depths, conceding the only goal in this 1-0 ... «ESPN FC, Nov 16»
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Timid England must solve their identity crisis before they can truly ...
They want to be a confident and aggressive team but in this match have been timid with tactics. In India you have to seize the moment and recognise when you ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 16»
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Koolhaas sees architecture as timid
“I see architecture as almost a political work,” said Remment “Rem” Koolhaas, the superstar Dutch architect, touching on his signature ethos, his condemnation ... «Harvard Gazette, Oct 16»
9
Today's Fed Makes Volcker Look Timid
Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke (L), and former Chair Paul Volcker look on during a panel discussion at the International House in New York on ... «Forbes, Sep 16»
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Drones used in search for 'timid' Aberdeen rescue dog Bess
A major search for a "timid" rescue dog missing from Aberdeen for a month has attracted hundreds of supporters and seen drones taking to the sky in a bid to ... «BBC News, Sep 16»

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