raspal'tsovka

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Kjetil Rå Hauge wrote:

> Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
> 
>> 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).
> 
> Type in the word (in Cyrillic) in images.google.com and enjoy the more 
> or less instructive pictures.

You mean like this?
<http://www.runetcms.ru/modules/photo/galerie/azbuka-djv_full.jpg>

;-)

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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