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1 shrug
1. 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).) encogerse de hombros
2. noun(an act of shrugging: She gave a shrug of disbelief.) encogimiento de hombrosshrug vb encogerse de hombrostr[ʃrʌg]1 encoger1 encogerse de hombros1 encogimiento de hombros\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shrug one's shoulders encogerse de hombrosn.• encogerse de hombros s.m.• encogimiento s.m.• encogimiento de hombros s.m.v.• encoger v.• encogerse de hombros v.ʃrʌg
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- gg- intransitive verb encogerse* de hombros
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vtto shrug one's shoulders — encogerse* de hombros
Phrasal Verbs:[ʃrʌɡ]1.N encogimiento m de hombros2.VT3.* * *[ʃrʌg]
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2 shrug
s.encogimiento de hombros, elevación de hombros.v.1 encogerse.2 encogerse de hombros, encogerse, encoger los hombros.(pt & pp shruged) -
3 shrug one's shoulders
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4 shrug off
(to dismiss, get rid of or treat as unimportant: She shrugged off all criticism.) no hacer caso, ignorarv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<misfortune/disappointment\>\> superar, sobreponerse* a; \<\<criticism\>\> hacer* caso omiso de, no dejarse afectar porVT + ADV no hacer caso de* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<misfortune/disappointment\>\> superar, sobreponerse* a; \<\<criticism\>\> hacer* caso omiso de, no dejarse afectar por -
5 shrug off
v.1 quitar importancia a.2 no hacer caso de, dar poca importancia a, hacer la vista gorda a, restar importancia a. -
6 to shrug off
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7 to shrug one's shoulders
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8 shoulder shrug
s.tracción de hombros, encogimiento de hombros, elevación de hombros. -
9 hombro
hombro sustantivo masculino shoulder; lo llevaron a hombros they carried him on their shoulders o shoulder high; arrimar el hombro to pull one's weight, put one's shoulder to the wheel; mirar a algn por encima del hombro to look down on sb
hombro sustantivo masculino shoulder Locuciones: a hombros, on one's shoulders
arrimar el hombro, to set one's shoulder to the wheel
encogerse de hombros, to shrug one's shoulders
mirar a alguien por encima del hombro, to look down one's nose at sb
hombro con hombro, shoulder to shoulder ' hombro' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrimar - balazo - disparar - floripondio - luxación - recostarse - alforja - morral English: disdain - dislocate - elbow-grease - graze - shoulder - shoulder-joint - shoulder-length - look - nose - over - pitch - under -
10 helplessly
adverb en vano, inútilmentetr['helpləslɪ]1 en vano, inútilmentehelplessly ['hɛlpləsli] adv: en vano, inútilmente'helpləsli, 'helplɪsliadverb <look on/stand by> sin poder hacer nada; < struggley> en vano, inútilmente; <laugh/giggle> sin poder contenerse['helplɪslɪ]ADV1) (=powerlessly) [watch, stand by] sin poder hacer nada; [struggle] en vano; [shrug] en un gesto de impotencia"I can't," he said helplessly — -no puedo -dijo con una expresión de impotencia
2) (=uncontrollably) [laugh, sob, sneeze] sin poder contenerse* * *['helpləsli, 'helplɪsli]adverb <look on/stand by> sin poder hacer nada; <struggle/try> en vano, inútilmente; <laugh/giggle> sin poder contenerse -
11 shoulder
'ʃəuldə
1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) hombro2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) ladera3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) hombro, hombrera4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) paletilla
2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) ponerse al hombro, echarse al hombro2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) cargar (con)3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) abrir paso a codazos•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder
shoulder n hombrotr['ʃəʊldəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL hombro2 (of garment) hombro3 (of meat) paletilla1 (duty, responsibility) cargar con2 (load) ponerse al hombro, echarse al hombro3 (push) empujar con el hombro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa shoulder to cry on un paño de lágrimasshoulder to shoulder hombro con hombroto cry on somebody's shoulders desahogarse con alguiento give somebody the cold shoulder volver la espalda a alguien, dar de lado a alguien, hacerle el vacío a alguiento look over somebody's shoulder vigilar a alguiento put one's shoulder to the wheel arrimar el hombroto rub shoulders with somebody codearse con alguiento shoulder one's way in/past/through abrirse paso a empujonesto stand head and shoulders above something estar muy por encima de algoshoulder bag bolso (de bandolera)shoulder blade omóplatoshoulder pad hombrerashoulder patch/flash galón nombre masculinoshoulder ['ʃo:ldər] vt1) jostle: empujar (con el hombro)2) : ponerse al hombro (una mochila, etc.)3) : cargar con (la responsabilidad, etc.)shoulder n1) : hombro mto shrug one's shoulders: encogerse los hombros2) : arcén m (de una carretera)n.• brazuelo s.m.• espalda s.f.• hombro s.m.• lomo s.m.v.• codear v.• llevar al hombro v.
I 'ʃəʊldər, 'ʃəʊldə(r)1)a) ( Anat) hombro mto stand shoulder to shoulder — estar* hombro con hombro
to cry o weep on somebody's shoulder — desahogarse* con alguien
a shoulder to cry on — un paño de lágrimas
to give somebody the cold shoulder — hacerle* el vacío a alguien
b) ( Clothing) hombro mc) ( Culin) paletilla f, paleta f2) ( of road) arcén m, berma f (Andes), acotamiento m (Méx)
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a) ( place on shoulder) \<\<knapsack\>\> ponerse* or echarse al hombro; \<\<blame/responsibility\>\> cargar* conb) ( push) empujar con el hombro['ʃǝʊldǝ(r)]to shoulder one's way — abrirse* paso a empujones
1. N1) (Anat) hombro m•
to have broad shoulders — (lit) ser ancho de espaldas; (fig) tener mucho aguante•
he was carried out on their shoulders — le sacaron a hombros•
to look over one's shoulder — mirar por encima del hombroto look over sb's shoulder — (lit) mirar por encima del hombro de algn; (fig) vigilar a algn
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to stand shoulder to shoulder — estar hombro con hombro- give sb the cold shoulder- cry on sb's shoulder- put one's shoulder to the wheel- rub shoulders with sb- give sb sth straight from the shoulderround-shouldered2) [of coat etc] hombro m3) [of meat] lomo m4) [of hill, mountain] lomo m5) [of road] arcén m2. VT1) (=carry) llevar al hombro; (pick up) poner al hombroshoulder arms! — ¡armas al hombro!
2) (fig) [+ burden, responsibility] cargar con3) (=push)•
to shoulder one's way through — abrirse paso a empujones3.CPDshoulder bag N — bolso m de bandolera
shoulder blade N — omóplato m
shoulder flash N — (Mil) charretera f
shoulder holster N — pistolera f
shoulder joint N — articulación f del hombro
shoulder pad N — hombrera f
shoulder patch N — = shoulder flash
shoulder strap N — tirante m; [of satchel] bandolera f; (Mil) dragona f
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I ['ʃəʊldər, 'ʃəʊldə(r)]1)a) ( Anat) hombro mto stand shoulder to shoulder — estar* hombro con hombro
to cry o weep on somebody's shoulder — desahogarse* con alguien
a shoulder to cry on — un paño de lágrimas
to give somebody the cold shoulder — hacerle* el vacío a alguien
b) ( Clothing) hombro mc) ( Culin) paletilla f, paleta f2) ( of road) arcén m, berma f (Andes), acotamiento m (Méx)
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a) ( place on shoulder) \<\<knapsack\>\> ponerse* or echarse al hombro; \<\<blame/responsibility\>\> cargar* conb) ( push) empujar con el hombroto shoulder one's way — abrirse* paso a empujones
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12 encoger
encoger ( conjugate encoger) verbo intransitivo to shrink verbo transitivo encogerse verbo pronominal 1 [ropa/tela] to shrink 2 [ persona]a) ( físicamente):caminar encogido to walk with one's shoulders hunched
encoger
I vi (prenda) to shrink
II verbo transitivo
1 (prenda) to shrink
2 (una parte del cuerpo) to contract: tengo que encoger las piernas, I have to tuck my legs in figurado las despedidas me encogen el corazón, saying good-bye makes me feel so sad ' encoger' also found in these entries: Spanish: tender English: constrict - shrink -
13 encogerse
■encogerse verbo reflexivo (sobre uno mismo) to contract: se encogió de hombros, she shrugged her shoulders
se encogió en la cama para dormir, he curled up to go to sleep ' encogerse' also found in these entries: Spanish: hombro - encoger English: cringe - shrug - cower -
14 importancia
importancia sustantivo femenino importance; quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth; detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details; no tiene importancia it doesn't matter; darse importancia to give oneself airs
importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
dar importancia a, to attach importance to
quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
sin importancia, unimportant Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs ' importancia' also found in these entries: Spanish: acento - acentuar - alta - alto - bagatela - calibre - cobrar - conceder - dimensión - énfasis - entidad - envergadura - escatológico - fallo - ignorar - incidir - insignificancia - insistir - interés - levedad - marcar - minúscula - minúsculo - niñería - palidecer - pequeña - pequeño - primera - primero - primordial - protagonismo - quitar - recalcar - relativa - relativo - relieve - representar - restar - revestir - subrayar - suceso - suma - sumo - talla - tontería - valor - vital - vuelo - alguno - capital English: account - attach - count - emphasize - importance - incidental - irrelevant - issue - light - little - major - matter - mind - minimize - minor - moment - momentous - override - paramount - play down - primary - prime - prominence - read - ride - shrug off - significance - smooth over - store - thrust forward - unimportant - vital - vitally - all - all right - consideration - descend - detail - emphasis - gloss - hot - import - magistrate - menial - play - small - trifling - utmost -
15 negar
negar ( conjugate negar) verbo transitivo niega habértelo dicho she denies having told you verbo intransitivo: negarse verbo pronominal ( rehusar) to refuse; negarse a hacer algo to refuse to do sth; se negó a que llamáramos a un médico he refused to let us call a doctor
negar verbo transitivo
1 to deny: no me niegues que te gusta, don't deny you like her ➣ Ver nota en deny
2 (rechazar) to refuse, deny: me negó su apoyo, he refused to help me
es tan rencorosa que me niega el saludo, he's so bitter that he refuses to greet me ' negar' also found in these entries: Spanish: renegar - evidencia - niega - sacudir English: deny - hotly - negate - repudiate - shrug off - shake - withhold -
16 omiso
omiso,-a adj en la loc hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: hizo caso omiso de mis consejos, he ignored my advice ' omiso' also found in these entries: Spanish: caso - omisa English: brush aside - disregard - ignore - implication - override - push aside - unheard - defiance - heedless - oblivious - over - shrug -
17 superar
superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo 1 nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him; supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother 2 ‹ trauma› to get over superarse verbo pronominal to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees (expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination (un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome (un examen) to pass, get through ' superar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atonía - ganar - sacar - salir - salvar - sobreponerse - vencer - volver - cabeza - creces - exceder - marca English: beat - beating - carry through - coast - corner - deal with - excel - get over - get past - handicap - improve on - outdo - outnumber - overcome - overtake - pull through - surmount - surpass - top - exceed - get - negotiate - out - over - rise - shrug - survive - transcend -
18 shrugged
past tense, past participle; see shrug
См. также в других словарях:
shrug — /shrug/, v., shrugged, shrugging, n. v.t. 1. to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc. v.i. 2. to raise and contract the shoulders. 3. shrug off, a. to disregard; minimize: to shrug off an insult. b. to rid… … Universalium
Shrug — Shrug, v. i. To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like. [1913 Webster] They grin, they shrug. They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrug — shrug, n. A gesture consisting of drawing up the shoulders, a motion usually expressing doubt, indifference, or dislike; it is sometimes accompanied by a slight turning of the hands outward or upward. Such a gesture may be made, as in answering… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrug — [shrug] vt., vi. shrugged, shrugging [ME schruggen, orig., to shiver (as with cold)] to draw up (the shoulders), as in expressing indifference, doubt, disdain, contempt, etc. n. 1. the gesture so made 2. a woman s short jacket or sweater with… … English World dictionary
Shrug — (shr[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged} (shr[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrugging} (shr[u^]g g[i^]ng).] [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.] To draw up or contract… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrug — shrug; shrug·ging·ly; … English syllables
shrug — ► VERB (shrugged, shrugging) 1) raise (one s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference. 2) (shrug off) dismiss as unimportant. ► NOUN 1) an act of shrugging one s shoulders. 2) a woman s … English terms dictionary
shrug — off … Thesaurus of popular words
shrug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ simple ▪ The answer was a simple shrug. ▪ careless, indifferent … Collocations dictionary
shrug — 01. The young boy [shrugged] when his teacher asked him why he hadn t done his homework. 02. When I asked him what the matter was, he just [shrugged] and looked away. 03. The little girl [shrugged] her shoulders when her mother asked her if… … Grammatical examples in English
shrug — shrug1 W3 [ʃrʌg] v past tense and past participle shrugged present participle shrugging [I and T] to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something ▪ I just shrugged my shoulders … Dictionary of contemporary English