Teffi: "on rvanul dver'" and “zatylok” v. “zagrivok”

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

Thank you very much, Paul, Hugh and William for clarifying the important distinction between “zatylok” and “zagrivok”.  I had entirely forgotten about the word “zagrivok”.

Another small question: "Он кинулся ко второй каютке, опять рванул дверь и всунул голову.”  Does “rvanul” mean that he PULLED the door open, i.e. that he opened it towards himself.  Or can the word be used more loosely to indicate simply that he opened it rather violently, that he FLUNG it open?

All the best,

Robert


Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD

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