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Significados de shrinking violet en inglés

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Someone who shrinks from familiarity with others.

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        Uso de shrinking violet en inglés
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        To do that kind of job you can't be a shrinking violet.
        News.com.au
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        Far from being the monster they claimed, she was a shrinking violet.
        The Guardian
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        It's an image thing which makes me a shrinking violet for the moment.
        The Reality Dysfunction
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        Albert Neri was no fool and his father-in-law no shrinking violet.
        The Godfather
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        You're probably thinking of ' shrinking violet' or 'blushing virgin.' Either way, daisies are white.
        The Name of the Wind
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        This is no place for the timid or shrinking violet.
        Reuters
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        Mates in dublin suggest that Brian o'driscoll is also not exactly a shrinking violet either.
        The Guardian
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        There remained no trace of the shrinking violet that had been Miss Helen Travers West.
        Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
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        And she's not known for being a shrinking violet.
        The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
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        The bride is not a shrinking violet, nor does the groom want her to be.
        Three philosophies of life
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        I mean, Monsieur, he's anything but a shrinking violet.
        Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
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        And, The Hookster is certainly no shrinking violet.
        The Irish Times
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        Hardly a shrinking violet, even Barrowman is overwhelmed.
        The Guardian
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        Ljungberg, though, has never been a shrinking violet when it comes to rallying to the cause.
        The Guardian
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        My shrinking violet, sweeter than all Paestum boasts!
        St. Elmo
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        For his own sake, it was just as well that John Delaney is such a shrinking violet.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for shrinking violet
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        Shrinking violet a través del tiempo
        Shrinking violet por variante geográfica
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