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I . shrug [ʃrʌg] N

shrug of one's shoulders:

shrug
skomig m

II . shrug <-gg-> [ʃrʌg] VB intr

shrug

III . shrug <-gg-> [ʃrʌg] VB trans

shrug aside VB trans to shrug aside ⇄ sth

shrug
shrug

shrug off VB trans

1. shrug → shrug aside:

2. shrug (get rid of):

shrug

Usage examples with shrug

to give a shrug

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He shrugs them off, but things seem to be getting worse.
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He can perform amazing feats of strength (like ripping the door off a car with one hand) and shrug off most injuries.
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He shrugs and discards it, returning to his lodging.
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He pitifully says she is my girlfriend and shrugs.
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But having grown up getting laughed at, she was able to shrug it off.
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Politicians, presented with noisy statistics, shrugged, said there is too much doubt among scientists, and did nothing.
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When sufficiently distant from the parent nest, they land, shrug off their wings and scout about for a mate.
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He grinned and shrugged through the evening which steadily became less about grouting on tiles and more about grating on nerves.
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A shrug covers a small portion of the upper body.
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Tough tunes for most males to shrug off.
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