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пожимать плечами

Translation of пожимать плечами

shrug

Meaning of пожимать плечами

Russian

слегка поднимать и опускать плечи

English

to raise and lower your shoulders slightly

shrug

Transcription and pronunciation of пожимать плечами

пожима́ть плеча́ми

Stress: пожимать — 3rd syllable · плечами — 2nd syllable

Transcription
[pəʐɨˈmatʲ plʲɪˈt͡ɕamʲɪ]
In Latin letters
pozhimat plechami

Traps and common mistakes

Пожал плечи or пожал плечами?

пожал плечами

пожать плечами: instrumental

Don't say пожал плечи. Say пожал плечами: the shoulders take the instrumental.

Он пожал плечами в ответ на вопрос.

He shrugged in reply to the question.

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  1. She just shrugged.

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    Она просто пожала плечами.

  2. I could only shrug when the plan failed.

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    Когда план провалился, я мог только пожать плечами.

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разводить руками

Similar gesture of helplessness, with the hands.

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What does пожимать плечами mean?

to raise and lower your shoulders slightly

How do you pronounce пожимать плечами?

пожимать плечами is pronounced [pəʐɨˈmatʲ plʲɪˈt͡ɕamʲɪ], in Latin letters “pozhimat plechami”.

How is пожимать плечами used in a sentence?

She just shrugged. Translation: Она просто пожала плечами.

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