shrug
BrE /ʃrʌɡ/ AmE /ʃrʌɡ/
verb en → es
past shrugged pp shrugged ing shrugging
to move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not know or care about something
encogerse de hombros, encogimiento
- shrug (your) shoulders
Collocations shrug your shoulders · shrug in response to a question
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He shrugged and walked away.
Encogió los hombros y se fue.
to ignore or refuse to deal with a problem, question, etc., by pretending that it does not exist or is unimportant
ignorar, desestimar
- shrug something off
Collocations shrug off criticism · shrug off a problem
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She shrugged off his concerns.
Ignoró sus preocupaciones.