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Его ладони были покрыты мозолями и шрамами.
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His palms were covered with callouses and scars.
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Серёжины ладони поразили меня своей гладкостью и чистотой.
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Seryozha's palms amazed me with their smoothness and cleanliness.
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NB
When the word ладонь functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction ладонь у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
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Ладони у него были покрыты шрамами.
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His palms were covered with scars.
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держать [no Pf.] Na в ладоняхp
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to cup N in one's hands
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Девочка держала в ладонях птенца.
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The little girl cupped a baby bird in her hands.
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брать/взять чьи-то рукиa в свои ладониa
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to take someone's hand in both of one's own
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NB
The above phrase is used to describe an action performed in order to warm up someone's hand or to show sympathy, tenderness, etc.
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насыпать/насыпать Na в ладониa
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to pour N into someone's hands
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NB
N denotes dry stuff only.
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соединять/соединить ладониa
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to put one's palms together
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гладить/погладить Na ладоньюi
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to caress N with one's hand
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проводить/провести по Nd ладоньюi
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to run one's hand over N
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накрывать/накрыть Na ладоньюi;
закрывать/закрыть Na ладоньюi
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to cover N with one's hand
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заслоняться/заслониться ладоньюi
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to use one's hand to protect oneself
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NB
The above expression is often accompanied by the phrase от светаg "from the light," от солнцаg "from the sun," от удараg "from a blow," etc.
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опираться/опереться ладоньюi о Na
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to lean with one's hand against N
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подпирать/подпереть щёкуa ладоньюi
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to cradle one's cheek in the palm of one's hand
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прижимать/прижать ладониa к щекамd
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to press one's palms to one's cheeks
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Мать ахала и прижимала ладони к щекам.
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The mother kept saying "Oh!" and pressing her palms to her cheeks.
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приставлять/приставить ладоньa к ухуd
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to cup one's hand to one's ear (to hear better)
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протягивать/протянуть ладоньa Nd
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to extend one's open hand toward N
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подставлять/подставить ладониa;
подставлять/подставить ладониa под Na
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to extend one's palms into the path of N
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NB
N denotes running water, sunlight, coins, candies, i.e. anything which can be poured onto the palm.
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пересыпать/пересыпать Na с ладониg на ладоньa
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to pour N from one hand to another
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ладонямиi вверх
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palms up
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ладонямиi вниз
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palms down
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Вытяните руки ладонями вниз!
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Put your hands out, palms down!
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Мальчик плакал, прижавшись к старухе и время от времени гладя ладонью костлявые плечи её и спину — жива ли? [Юнна Мориц, Молодая картошка]
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The little boy was crying and clinging to the old woman, from time to time stroking her bony shoulders and her back. Was she still alive? [Yunna Morits, "New Potatoes"]
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Протяну я любови ладони пустые... [Б. Окуджава]
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I will extend my empty hands to Love... [B. Okudzhava]
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И рука, и её пожатие были безупречны; ладонь была сухая, но не шершавая [А. Битов, Уроки Армении]
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Both the hand and the handshake were irreproachable; her palm was dry, but not rough. [A. Bitov, Lessons of Armenia]
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