shrug in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.shrug [Am ʃrəɡ, Brit ʃrʌɡ] N

II.shrug <pres part shrugging; pt, pp shrugged> [Am ʃrəɡ, Brit ʃrʌɡ] VB intr

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III.shrug <pres part shrugging; pt, pp shrugged> [Am ʃrəɡ, Brit ʃrʌɡ] VB trans

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shrug off VB [Am ʃrəɡ -, Brit ʃrʌɡ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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he reacted to the news with a shrug
al oír la noticia se encogió de hombros
to shrug one's shoulders
encogerse de hombros

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shrug in the PONS Dictionary

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shrug Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shrug one's shoulders
encogerse de hombros
his/her only answer was a shrug of the shoulders
por toda respuesta se encogió de hombros
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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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A shrug covers a small portion of the upper body.
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Generally, a shrug covers less of the body than a vest would, but it is more tailored than a shawl.
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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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He was shown shrugging off the impact of twenty tons of debris.
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At the same time, the weightlifter should shrug the shoulders toward the ears.
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But having grown up getting laughed at, she was able to shrug it off.
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It is a right to see reality differently once superficiality has been shrugged off.
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In the film, toons are more or less unkillable except by dip and, with a few exceptions, shrug off even the worst injuries.
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Whenever he was asked, he would shrug his shoulders and say, answering the question would mean a betrayal of my superior.
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