English-Swedish translations for shrug

• axelryckning en
  Parlamentet nonchalerades därför med en axelryckning.Parliament was therefore bypassed with a shrug of the shoulders.
  Ropet på hjälp från de drabbade besvarades av kommissionen i Bryssel med en axelryckning.The Commission in Brussels responded to the victims' cries for help with a shrugging of shoulders.
  Hur kommer det sig att, med ett ökat tryck på jordbruksutgifterna, alla verkliga möjligheter att reformera den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken hälsas med en likgiltig axelryckning i denna kammare?Why is it that with increasing pressure on farm spending, any real chance to reform the CAP is greeted with a shrug of indifference in this Chamber?
• rycka på axlarna
  EU-institutionerna bör inte bara rycka på axlarna.The European institutions should not simply shrug their shoulders.
  EU får inte rycka på axlarna och säga ”vad kan vi göra åt det?”.Europe must not shrug its shoulders and say 'what can we do about it?'.
  Ställ den frågan till den genomsnittlige medborgaren och han eller hon kommer att rycka på axlarna.Put the question to the average citizen and he will shrug his shoulders.

Definition of shrug

• A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference
• A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted
• To raise to express uncertainty, lack of concern, dread, etc

Examples

• He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
• I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
• When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.

Related words

• shrugging
• shrug off
• shrug one's shoulders
• shrug your shoulders
• give a shrug