shrug

BrE /ʃrʌɡ/ AmE /ʃrʌɡ/

verb en → es

past shrugged pp shrugged ing shrugging

1 BODY MOVEMENT [intransitive] B1

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

  • He shrugged and walked away.

    Encogió los hombros y se fue.

2 IGNORE [transitive] B2

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

  • She shrugged off his concerns.

    Ignoró sus preocupaciones.