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Онђ с џжасом смотрљла на огрћмные кулакќ Сергљя.
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Horrified, she stared at Sergey's enormous fists.
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Егћ кулакќ бІли крљпко сжђты.
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His fists were tightly clenched.
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NB
When the word кулђк functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction кулђк у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
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Кулакќ у негћ бІли крљпко сжђты.
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His fists were tightly clenched.
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большћй кулђк
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a large fist
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огрћмный кулђк
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an enormous fist
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мђленький кулђк; (мђленький) кулачћк
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a small fist
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грћзный кулђк
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a large, scary-looking fist
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волосђтый кулђк
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a hairy fist
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сухћй кулђк
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a dried up, withered fist
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Ћн... уходќл..., врљмя от врљмени останђвливаясь, оборђчиваясь и помђхивая мђленьким, сухќм кулакћм. [Г. Газдђнов, НочнІе дорћги]
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He... was walking away..., from time to time stopping, turning around, and waving his small, withered fist. [G. Gazdanov, Night Roads]
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белљть/побелљть: у Ng кулакќn побелљли
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N's knuckles (lit., "fists") turned white
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Ћн тђк крљпко сжђл подлокћтники крљсла, что у негћ побелљли кулакќ.
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He held onto the arms of the chair so tight his knuckles turned white.
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грозќть/погрозќть Nd кулакћмi;
покђзывать/показђть Nd кулђкa
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to threaten N with one's fist
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размђхивать [no Pf.] кулакђмиi
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any threatening gesture with fists, e.g. raising one's fists
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NB
The above phrase is said of someone who is prepared to fight, or who wants to give that impression so as to frighten an opponent.
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замђхиваться/замахнџться кулакћмi на Na
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to raise a fist against N
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заносќть/занестќ кулакќa над Ni
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to raise one's fists over N
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С глазђми нђлитыми крћвью, Никанћр Ивђнович занёс кулакќ над головћй женІ... [М. Булгђков, Мђстер и Маргарќта]
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With blood in his eyes Nikanor Ivanovich raised his fists over his wife's head. [M. Bulgakov, Master and Margarita]
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замелькђть [no Impf.]: (в вћздухеp) замелькђли кулакќn
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fists started flying
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ударїть/удђрить кулакћмi в лицћa (or в нћсa, в џхоa, etc.)
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to hit someone in the face (or nose, ear, etc.) with one's fist
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удђр кулакћмi
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a blow from a fist
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двќнуть [no Impf.] Nd кулакћмi в џхоa (or в нћсa, etc.) Colloquial;
двќнуть [no Impf.] Nd кулакћмi пћ ухуd (or пћ носуd, etc.) Colloquial;
съљздить [no Impf.] Nd кулакћмi в џхоa (or в нћсa, etc.) Colloquial;
съљздить [no Impf.] Nd кулакћмi пћ ухуd (or пћ носуd, etc.) Colloquial
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to hit N in the nose (or ear, etc.) with one's fist
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бќть [no Pf.] кулакћмi по лицџd (по спинљd, по головљd, etc)
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to beat somebody over his face (or back, head, etc.) with one's fist
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разбивђть/разбќть Na кулакћмi
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to break N with one's fist
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разбќть кулакћм окнћ
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to break a window with one's fist
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стучђть/стџкнуть [Pf-once] кулакћмi по столџd;
ударїть/удђрить кулакћмi по столџd
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to pound one's fist on a table
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NB
The above phrases describe a gesture of rage.
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упирђть/уперљть кулакќa в стћлa (or в бумђгиa, etc.)
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to lean/prop one's fist on the table (or on the papers, etc.)
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Рћберт подошёл к столџ и, уперљв грїзные кулакќ в какќе-то бумђги, сказђл... [Стругђцкие, Далёкая рђдуга]
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Robert went up to the table and, leaning his dirty fists on some papers there, said... [A. and B. Strugatskiy, The Distant Rainbow]
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терљть [no Pf.] глазђa кулакћмi
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to rub one's eyes with one's fist
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NB
The above phrase usually describes the action of a child who is sleepy.
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сжимђть/сжђть рџкуa в кулђкa
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to clench one's hand into a fist
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сжимђть/сжђть кулакќa;
стќскивать/стќснуть кулакќa
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to clench one's fists
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NB
The above phrases often describe a sign of anger.
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сжђтые кулакќ; стќснутые кулакќ
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clenched fists
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разжимђть/разжђть кулђкa
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to unclench/open one's fist
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Дљвочка разжђла кулђк и показђла монљты.
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The girl opened her fist and showed the coins.
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забирђть/забрђть бћродуa в кулђкa
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to hold one's beard in one's hand
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NB
The above phrase describes a contemplative gesture.
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подпирђть/подперљть щёкуa кулакћмi
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to cradle one's cheek on one's fist (with one's elbow resting on a flat surface and one's cheek propped on one's fist)
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подклђдывать/подложќть кулачћкa под щёкуa
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to put one's fist under one's cheek
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NB
The above expression is usually said of a sleeping child.
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размђзывать/размђзать слёзыa кулакћмi
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to wipe tears away with one's fist
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прІскать/прІснуть в кулђкa
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to suppress laughter by putting one's fist into one's mouth (lit. "to laugh into one's fist")
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NB
The above expression refers to a gesture of an uneducated and ill-mannered person.
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— Поймќте, — сказђл ћн, повІсив гћлос и удђрив кулакћм по стћйке, — всё, что ї люблє в ітом мќре, іто вћт тђм... [Г. Газдђнов, НочнІе дорћги]
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"You have to understand," he said, raising his voice and striking the counter with his fist, "everything I hold dear in this world is right there..." [G. Gazdanov, Night Roads]
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Гћсть потемнљл лицћм и погрозќл Ивђну кулакћм... [М. Булгђков, Мђстер и Маргарќта]
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The guest's face darkened and he threatened Ivan with his fist... [M. Bulgakov, Master and Margarita]
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Итђк, Пилђт поднїлся на помћст, сжимђя машинђльно в кулакљ ненџжную прїжку и щџрясь. [М. Булгђков, Мђстер и Маргарќта]
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And so, Pontius Pilate got up on the platform, mechanically squeezing the useless buckle in his fist and narrowing his eyes. [M. Bulgakov, Master and Margarita]
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Пагђва воздљл над головћй стќснутые кулакќ. — Кудђ? — заорђл ћн. — Назђд! [Стругђцкие, Далёкая рђдуга]
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Pagava raised his clenched fists over his head. "Where are you going?" he yelled. "Come back!" [A. and B. Strugatskiy, The Distant Rainbow]
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