| в гнљвеp стџкнуть [no Impf.] ногћйi | to stamp one's foot (once) in anger |
| нетерпелќво стџкнуть [no Impf.] ногћйi | to stamp one's foot (once) from impatience |
| тћпать/затћпать [Pf-begin] ногђмиi (в їростиp) | to stamp one's feet (in anger) |
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колотќть/заколотќть [Pf-begin] (пћ полуd) ногђмиi;
стучђть/застучђть [Pf-begin] ногђмиi |
to thump (on the floor) with one's feet, to drum with one's feet |
| Ребёнок брћсился нђ пол и заколотќл ногђми. | The child threw himself down and drummed on the floor with his feet. |
NB The expression колотќть ногђми (пћ полу), above, usually describes what a child does during a tantrum. | |
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переминђться [no Pf.] с ногќg нђ ногуa;
переступђть [no Pf.] с ногќg нђ ногуa; топтђться [no Pf.] на мљстеp |
to shift from one foot to the other |
NB The above expressions are used to describe a symptom of confusion, perplexity, indecisiveness, or embarrassment. | |
| жђться/прижђться к ногђмd | to press oneself against someone's legs |
NB The above expression refers to the action of a child or pet seeking affection or protection. | |
| Собђка выражђла ївный стрђх и всё врљмя жђлась к моќм ногђм. [Арсљньев, В горђх Сихоті-Алќня] | The dog was clearly afraid and kept pressing against my legs the whole time. [Arsenev, In the Sikhote-Alin Mountains] |
| бџхаться/бџхнуться Nd в нћгиa Colloquial | to fall to one's knees in front of N |
NB The above expression refers to a gesture of supplication: | |
| Нџ хћчешь, ї бџхнусь тебљ в нћги? | Do you want me to go down on my knees to you? |