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1 shrug
I [ʃrʌg]nome (anche shrug of the shoulders) scrollata f. di spalleII [ʃrʌg]* * *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).) alzare le spalle2. noun(an act of shrugging: She gave a shrug of disbelief.) alzata di spalle* * *[ʃrʌɡ]1. n...he said with a shrug —... disse alzando le spalle
2. vt, vito shrug (one's shoulders) — alzare le spalle, fare spallucce
•* * *shrug /ʃrʌg/n.1 alzata di spalle; (il) far spallucce; spallucciata: He answered with a shrug, rispose con un'alzata di spalle♦ (to) shrug /ʃrʌg/A v. i.alzare le spalle; stringersi nelle spalle; far spallucceB v. t.alzare, scrollare ( le spalle)● (fig.) to shrug one's shoulders at, infischiarsene di.* * *I [ʃrʌg]nome (anche shrug of the shoulders) scrollata f. di spalleII [ʃrʌg] -
2 ♦ shoulder
♦ shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/n.1 (anat.) spalla ( anche fig.): to dislocate one's shoulder, slogarsi una spalla; My shoulders hurt, mi fanno male le spalle; He put his arm round her shoulder, le mise un braccio sulla spalla; broad shoulders, spalle larghe ( anche fig.); round shoulders, spalle curve; (fig.) the shoulder of a bastion, la spalla d'un bastione; to shrug one's shoulders, alzare le spalle; stringersi nelle spalle; fare spallucce; to hunch one's shoulders, curvare le spalle (o ingobbirsi)3 (pl.) spalle ( anche fig.): to carry st. on one's shoulders, portare qc. sulle spalle; to shift the responsibility onto other shoulders, gettare la responsabilità sulle spalle altrui● shoulder bag, borsa a tracolla □ shoulder belt, bandoliera, tracolla; cintura di sicurezza a bretella □ (anat.) shoulder blade, scapola □ shoulder brace, busto per raddrizzare la schiena ( a un bambino, ecc.) □ ( calcio, ecc.) shoulder charge, contrasto di spalla □ shoulder flash, mostrina ( di divisa militare) □ ( sport) shoulder guard (o shoulder harness), paraspalle □ shoulder knot, cordone ( di militare o di servo in livrea); cinghia ( di zaino, ecc.) □ shoulder-length, all'altezza delle spalle: shoulder length hair, capelli che arrivano alle spalle □ ( USA, di esercito e aeron.) shoulder loop, spallina □ ( USA, della marina) shoulder mark, spallina □ ( sartoria) shoulder pad, spallina ( imbottitura); ( sport) paraspalle □ ( sartoria) shoulder padding, imbottitura della spalla □ shoulder strap, spallina, bretella ( d'abito femminile o d'impermeabile); (mil.) spallina ( di uniforme); cinghia a tracolla ( per portare una sacca, ecc.); ( golf) tracolla □ ( lotta, judo) shoulder throw, proiezione di spalla □ shoulder to shoulder, spalla a spalla; (fig.) aiutandosi reciprocamente □ (mil.) shoulder weapon, arma da spalla □ across the shoulder, a spalla; a tracolla □ to bring a rifle to one's shoulder, imbracciare un fucile □ (fig. fam.) from the shoulder, (detto) a muso duro (o fuori dai denti) □ (fig.) to give sb. the cold shoulder, trattare q. con freddezza □ to lay the blame on the right shoulders, addossare la colpa a chi ce l'ha □ ( to need) a shoulder to cry on, (avere bisogno di) una spalla su cui piangere □ over the shoulder = across the shoulder ► sopra □ (fig., antiq.) to put ( to set) one's shoulder to the wheel, mettersi al lavoro di buona lena; darci dentro (fam.) □ (fig.) to rub shoulders with sb., frequentare q.; essere in amicizia con q. □ (fig.) to stand head and shoulders above sb. [st.], superare q. [qc.] di gran lunga; valere assai più di q. [qc.] □ straight from the shoulder, ( di un pugno) portato con la spalla, ben assestato; ( di parole) a muso duro, fuori dai denti; ( di critica, consiglio, ecc.) franco, esplicito, leale.(to) shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/A v. t.1 prendere sulle spalle; caricarsi di; (fig.) accollarsi, addossarsi, assumersi, sobbarcarsi a: He shouldered all the liabilities of the firm, si è addossato tutto il passivo dell'azienda; to shoulder the entire responsibility, assumersi tutta la responsabilitàB v. i.lavorare di spalle; farsi largo a spallate● (mil.) to shoulder arms, mettere il fucile in posizione di bracci'arm ( USA: di spall'arm): Shoulder arms!, bracci'arm!; ( USA) spall'arm! □ ( calcio, ecc.) to shoulder aside, spostare ( un avversario) con una spallata □ to shoulder out, spingere (o cacciare) a spallate □ to shoulder one's way through the crowd, farsi largo a spallate tra la folla.
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