| соединїть/соединќть ладћниa | to put one's palms together |
| глђдить/поглђдить Na ладћньюi | to caress N with one's hand |
| проводќть/провестќ по Nd ладћньюi | to run one's hand over N |
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накрывђть/накрІть Na ладћньюi;
закрывђть/закрІть Na ладћньюi |
to cover N with one's hand |
| заслонїться/заслонќться ладћньюi | to use one's hand to protect oneself |
NB The above expression is often accompanied by the phrase от свљтаg "from the light," от сћлнцаg "from the sun," от удђраg "from a blow," etc. | |
| опирђться/оперљться ладћньюi о Na | to lean with one's hand against N |
| подпирђть/подперљть щёкуa ладћньюi | to cradle one's cheek in the palm of one's hand |
| прижимђть/прижђть ладћниa к щекђмd | to press one's palms to one's cheeks |
| Мђть ђхала и прижимђла ладћни к щекђм. | The mother kept saying "Oh!" and pressing her palms to her cheeks. |
| приставлїть/пристђвить ладћньa к ухуd | to cup one's hand to one's ear (to hear better) |
| протїгивать/протянџть ладћньa Nd | to extend one's open hand toward N |
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подставлїть/подстђвить ладћниa;
подставлїть/подстђвить ладћниa под Na |
to extend one's palms into the path of N |
NB N denotes running water, sunlight, coins, candies, i.e. anything which can be poured onto the palm. | |
| пересыпђть/пересІпать Na с ладћниg на ладћньa | to pour N from one hand to another |
| ладћнямиi ввљрх | palms up |
| ладћнямиi внќз | palms down |
| ВІтяните рџки ладћнями внќз! | Put your hands out, palms down! |