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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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vtto shrug one's shoulders — encogerse* de hombros
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1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) responder
2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) respuesta2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) respuestareply1 n respuesta / contestaciónreply2 vb contestar / responderI shouted, but nobody replied grité, pero nadie respondiótr[rɪ'plaɪ]1 respuesta, contestación nombre femenino■ I knocked for ages, but there was no reply estuve llamando durante un buen rato, pero no contestó nadie1 responder (to, a), contestar (to, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin reply to en respuesta an.• contestación s.f.• responder s.m.• respuesta s.f.• réplica (Jurisprudencia) s.f.v.• acudir v.• contestar v.• responder v.rɪ'plaɪ
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a) (spoken, written) respuesta f, contestación fI phoned her but there was no reply — la llamé pero no contestó nadie or (Esp) nadie cogió el teléfono
b) (action, response) reacción f, respuesta f
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replies, replying, replied intransitive verba) ( answer) responder, contestarto reply to something — contestar algo, responder a algo
to reply to somebody — responderle or contestarle a alguien
b) ( respond) responderhe replied with a nod — respondió con un movimiento de la cabeza, asintió/se negó con la cabeza
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vt responder, contestar, replicar* (liter)[rɪ'plaɪ]1. N1) (spoken, written) respuesta f, contestación fI sent a reply to her letter this morning — contesté or respondí a su carta esta mañana
reply paid — no necesita sello, a franquear en destino
reply-paid envelope — sobre m a franquear en destino
in reply to your letter — en respuesta a or contestando a su carta
he had nothing to say in reply — no tenía nada que responder or contestar
there's no reply — (Telec) no contestan
to make no reply (to sth) — no responder (a algo), no contestar (algo)
2) (=reaction, response) reacción f, respuesta f3) (abrupt) réplica f4) (Jur) réplica f2. VI1) responder, contestarto reply to sb — contestar or responder a algn
to reply to sth — responder or contestar a algo
2) (Jur) replicar3. VT1) (gen) responder, contestarhe replied that this was impossible — respondió or contestó que esto era imposible
2) (abruptly) replicar4.CPDreply coupon N — cupón m de respuesta
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a) (spoken, written) respuesta f, contestación fI phoned her but there was no reply — la llamé pero no contestó nadie or (Esp) nadie cogió el teléfono
b) (action, response) reacción f, respuesta f
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replies, replying, replied intransitive verba) ( answer) responder, contestarto reply to something — contestar algo, responder a algo
to reply to somebody — responderle or contestarle a alguien
b) ( respond) responderhe replied with a nod — respondió con un movimiento de la cabeza, asintió/se negó con la cabeza
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vt responder, contestar, replicar* (liter)
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