"shy away from sth" in German to shy away from sth. etw. scheuen einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen vor etw. zurückschrecken Detailed translations for "shy away from sth" to shy away from sth. to shy away from sth.(also: to flinch from sth., to shy from sth., to boggle at sth.) etw. scheuen{transitive verb} to shy away from sth.(also: to flinch from sth., to shy from sth., to boggle at sth., to fight shy of sth.) einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen to shy away from sth.(also: to flinch from sth., to shy from sth., to boggle at sth., to shrink back from sth.) vor etw. zurückschrecken{intransitive verb}