Translation of "shrug" to German

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Dictionary translations for "shrug"

shrug [ʃrʌɡ] verb Conjugation

shrugged / shrugged / shrugging / shrugs

zucken

He just shrugged his shoulders.

Er zuckte bloß mit den Schultern.

mit den Achseln zucken

shrug [ʃrʌɡ] noun

pl. shrugs

das Achselzucken n

Phrases with "shrug" (1)

shrug off

Contexts with "shrug"

He just shrugged his shoulders. Er zuckte bloß mit den Schultern.

When I asked him if he knew where she was he just shrugged his shoulders. Als ich ihn fragte, ob er wisse, wo sie sei, zuckte er nur mit den Schultern.

In North America when a person shrugs his shoulders it means "I don't know". Zuckt in Nordamerika jemand mit den Schultern, heißt das: "Ich weiß nicht."

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