shrug off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer que l'on considère quelque chose comme sans importance ou que l'on ignore, ou pour se débarrasser de quelque chose en haussant les épaules.

A phrasal verb used to indicate dismissing something as unimportant or ignoring it, or to get rid of something by shaking the shoulders.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Dismiss or ignoreinformal

   To treat something as unimportant or not worth worrying about.

   ignorer, ne pas tenir compte

   • She shrugged off the criticism and continued working.
   • He tried to shrug off the pain, but it was too intense.
   • The manager shrugged off the complaint as a minor issue.

   Synonymesbrush asidediscountdismissdisregardignore

   Antonymesacceptacknowledgeconsiderembraceheednoteregardrespect

2. Get rid of or shake offinformal

   To physically remove something, like a jacket or a burden, by shrugging.

   se débarrasser d'un geste d'épaule

   • He shrugged off his coat and hung it on the hook.
   • She shrugged off the heavy backpack after the long hike.
   • The dog shrugged off the water from its fur.

   Synonymescast offdiscardremoveshake offshedthrow off

   Antonymesdonput onwear

Verbe de baseshrug