Levantar los hombros para indicar que no se sabe.
To raise your shoulders to show you do not know.
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Se encogió de hombros y se marchó. — He shrugged and walked away.
No te encojas de hombros cuando te pregunto algo. — Don't just shrug when I ask you something.
Lo único que sabe hacer es encogerse de hombros y sonreír. — All he can do is shrug and smile.
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