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shrug

Schultern zucken

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
shrug
1. mit den Schultern zucken, mit den Achseln zucken
Englisch > Englisch
shrug
1. subst. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference.
He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
2. subst. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
3. v. To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.