shrug

Inflections of 'shrug' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
shrug⇒ vi	(gesture with the shoulders)	encoger los hombros loc verb
		encogerse de hombros loc verb
	Melanie asked Ben if anything was wrong, but he just shrugged.
	Melanie le preguntó a Ben si algo iba mal, pero él tan solo se encogió de hombros.
shrug n	(shoulder gesture)	encogimiento de hombros nm + loc adj
		gesto de desdén nm + loc adj
	Peter didn't know, so he just answered the question with a shrug.
	Peter no lo sabía, así que simplemente respondió a la pregunta con un encogimiento de hombros.
shrug n	(garment: short cardigan)	chaquetilla nf
	(prenda)	bolero nm
	The evening was rather cool, so Carol put on a shrug over her dress.
	Por la tarde hacía bastante fresco, así que Carol se puso una chaquetilla encima del vestido.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
shrug [sth] off vtr phrasal sep	informal, figurative (disregard)	menospreciar⇒ vtr
	My wife always shrugs off my suggestions.
	Mi mujer siempre menosprecia mis sugerencias.
		encogerse de hombros ante loc verb
	Mi mujer siempre se encoge de hombros ante mis sugerencias.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
shrug it off v expr	informal, figurative (pay little regard)	no hacerle caso expr
	If you receive an insult from someone who doesn't really know you, it's best to shrug it off.

'shrug' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

Spanish:

Collocations: a [rhetorical, quick, hopeless] shrug, gave a shrug of [resignation, indifference], offered an apologetic shrug, more...

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