Khrushchev's words and his shoe banging

[gadassov]

le 8/05/03 18:18, Edward M Dumanis à dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU a écrit :

> I am sorry but, as I understand, Khrushchev used POROT' in a different
> meaning; it was the meaning of corporal punishment.
> Can anyone comment on it?

I think so: пороть (porot') = "fesser" in French, that is "to give a spank".
Paternalist corporal punishment.
(although it may also be "découdre" or "unpick", the context seems to point
to the first meaning))

Georges

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