raspal'tsovka

[Olga Meerson]

It is not the palm but the fingers that point directly and aggressively at the other. And, Alina, the musical term for fingering in Russian is applikatura. 
olga

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>
Date: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:49 am
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] raspal'tsovka

> Olga Meerson wrote:
> 
> > It is when one thief (new Russian) points the palm of his hand at
> > another, holding it horizontally, with fingers spread, approximately
> > at the level of the other's eyes, so that it looks as 
> aggressive, as,
> > say, a Japanese steel star used to kill people.
> 
> Would you clarify, please?
> 
> If you say "holding it horizontally," that says to me that the 
> palm is 
> either facing upward toward the sky or downward toward the ground; 
> in 
> neither case is it facing the other person. For the palm to be 
> facing 
> the other person, the hand must be vertical (like the "stop" gesture).
> 
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> Paul B. Gallagher
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