How is the word пожатие плечами translated from Russian to English

English translation
A shrug of the shoulders
phrase

Поднятие плеч в знак незнания или безразличия.

Raising your shoulders to show you do not know.

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  • Он ответил пожатием плеч. — He answered with a shrug of the shoulders.

  • Пожатие плечами было её единственным ответом. — A shrug of the shoulders was her only reply.

  • Это было пожатие плечами или кивок? — Was that a shrug of the shoulders or a nod?

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