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scrollare

to shake

verb skrohl-LAH-reh Rare

Also means

to scroll

Usage Note

Scrollare has two distinct uses: the traditional meaning is to shake or shrug (as in scrollare le spalle, to shrug one's shoulders), and the modern digital meaning is to scroll through content on a screen — a direct calque from English. Context disambiguates them completely; scrollare le spalle (shrug) and scrollare il feed (scroll the feed) are unambiguous.

Examples

"Ha scrollato le spalle e non ha risposto."

Natural Translation

She shrugged her shoulders and did not answer.

Literal Translation

She shrugged the shoulders and not has answered.

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