verlegen
shy
adjective · /vərˈleːɣə(n)/
Forms
- Also means
- bashful, timid, embarrassed, lacking, having a shortage
- How common
- among the 5,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
De peuter was verlegen en verborg zich achter zijn ouders.
The toddler was shy and hid behind his parents.
Hij is vaak een beetje verlegen.
He is often a bit shy.
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