Levantar os ombros para mostrar que não sabemos algo.
Raising your shoulders to show you do not know.
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Ele respondeu com um encolher de ombros. — He answered with a shrug of the shoulders.
Um encolher de ombros foi a única resposta dela. — A shrug of the shoulders was her only reply.
Foi um encolher de ombros ou um aceno de cabeça? — Was that a shrug of the shoulders or a nod?
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