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пожимать

shrug

Meaning of пожимать

to raise and lower your shoulders slightly

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shrug
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🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

She gave a small shrug and said nothing.

Она слегка пожала плечами и ничего не сказала.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I could only shrug when the plan failed.

Когда план провалился, я мог только пожать плечами.

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пожиматьshrug
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shrug

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She gave a small shrug and said nothing.

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to raise and lower your shoulders slightly

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She gave a small shrug and said nothing. Translation: Она слегка пожала плечами и ничего не сказала.

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