Shrug in spanish
Encogimiento de hombros
pronunciation: enkoʊximientoʊdeoʊmbɹ̩oʊs part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: enkoʊximientoʊdeoʊmbɹ̩oʊs part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
shrug1 = encogimiento de hombros.
Example: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.shrug2 = encogerse de hombros.
Example: 'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream' = Dijo encogiéndose de hombros: "No soy mucho de confiar en ningún político, pero simplemente no creo en los cambios de opinión a mitad de camino".more:
» shrug off = deshacerse de, liberarse de, librarse de, sacudirse de encima, quitarse de encima, quitarse de en medio.
Example: Small businesses need to shrug off the preconceived notion that advertising is uber-expensive.» shrug off = ignorar, restar importancia.
Example: Sometimes when things don't go as you'd wanted you just have to shrug it off and accept it as one of those things.» shrug + Posesivo + shoulders = encogerse de hombros.
Example: 'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.