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shrug
(shrŭg)v. shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs
v.tr.
To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
v.intr.
To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. An expressive gesture of raising the shoulders.
2. A very short jacket or sweater, having long or short sleeves and usually worn open down the front.
shrug off
1. To minimize the importance of: shrugged off the defeat and talked about tonight's game.
2. To get rid of: shrug off a burden.
3. To wriggle out of (clothing).
[Middle English shruggen.]
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shrug
(ʃrʌɡ)vb, shrugs, shrugging or shrugged
to draw up and drop (the shoulders) abruptly in a gesture expressing indifference, contempt, ignorance, etc
n
1. the gesture so made
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's short jacket or close-fitting cardigan
[C14: of uncertain origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
shrug
(ʃrʌg)v. shrugged, shrug•ging,
n. v.t.
1. to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing ignorance, indifference, disdain, etc.
v.i. 2. to raise and contract the shoulders.
3. shrug off,
n. a. to disregard; minimize: to shrug off an insult.
b. to rid oneself of: to shrug off the effects of a drug.
4. the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
5. a woman's shawllike sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waist.
[1400–50; late Middle English schruggen to fidget, shudder]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
shrug
Past participle: shrugged
Gerund: shrugging
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| Noun | 1. |  shrug - a gesture involving the shoulders |
| Verb | 1. | shrug - raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" |
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Translations
هَزُ الكَتِفَيْنيَهُز كتِفَيْهِ لامُبالياًيَهُزُّ كِتْفَيْه
pokrčit ramenypokrčení ramen
skuldertræktrække på skuldrene
kohauttaa olkapäitään
slijegati ramenima
vállat vonvállrándítás
axlaypptingyppta öxlum
肩をすくめる
어깨를 으쓱하다
gūžtelėjimasgūžtelėtineimti į galvąnereaguoti
paraustīt plecusplecu paraustīšana
pokrčenie ramienpokrčiť ramenami
skomigskomigniti
rycka
ยักไหล่เพื่อแสดงความไม่สนใจหรือไม่ทราบ
omuz silkmekomuz silkme
nhún vai
shrug
[ʃrʌg]B. VT to shrug one's shoulders → encogerse de hombros
C. VI → encogerse de hombros
shrug off VT + ADV → no hacer caso de
he just shrugged it off → se encogió de hombros y no hizo caso
you can't just shrug that off → no puedes negarle la importancia que tiene
he just shrugged it off → se encogió de hombros y no hizo caso
you can't just shrug that off → no puedes negarle la importancia que tiene
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shrug
[ˈʃrʌg] n (also shrug of the shoulders) → haussement m d'épaules
vt
to shrug one's shoulders → hausser les épaules
to shrug one's shoulders → hausser les épaules
vi → hausser les épaules
shrug off
vt sep [+ problems, criticism] → faire fi de
[+ cold, illness] → se débarrasser de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shrug
n → Achselzucken nt no pl; to give a shrug → mit den Schultern or Achseln zucken; a shrug of despair → ein verzweifeltes Achselzucken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shrug
[ʃrʌg]1. n → alzata di spalle
a shrug of indifference → un gesto d'indifferenza
to give a shrug of contempt → alzare le spalle con disprezzo
...he said with a shrug → ... disse alzando le spalle
a shrug of indifference → un gesto d'indifferenza
to give a shrug of contempt → alzare le spalle con disprezzo
...he said with a shrug → ... disse alzando le spalle
2. vt & vi to shrug (one's shoulders) → alzare le spalle, fare spallucce
shrug off vt + adv (danger) → prendere sottogamba; (insult) → ignorare, passare sopra a; (troubles) → minimizzare; (cold, illness) → sbarazzarsi di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shrug
(ʃrag) – past tense, past participle shrugged – verb to show doubt, lack of interest etc by raising (the shoulders). When I asked him if he knew what had happened, he just shrugged (his shoulders).
noun an act of shrugging. She gave a shrug of disbelief.
shrug off to dismiss, get rid of or treat as unimportant. She shrugged off all criticism.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shrug
→ يَهُزُّ كِتْفَيْه pokrčit rameny trække på skuldrene mit den Achseln zucken αψηφώ encogerse de hombros kohauttaa olkapäitään hausser les épaules slijegati ramenima scrollare le spalle 肩をすくめる 어깨를 으쓱하다 schouderophalen trekke på skuldrene wzruszyć ramionami encolher os ombros пожимать плечами rycka ยักไหล่เพื่อแสดงความไม่สนใจหรือไม่ทราบ omuz silkmek nhún vai 耸肩Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shrug
vt (pret & pp shrugged; ger shrugging) to — one's shoulders (part of neuro exam) elevar los hombrosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.