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| Russian | English |
| он только руками развёл | he spread out his arms in a gesture of hopelessness (Technical) |
| развести руками | make a helpless gesture with hands |
| развести руками | shake one's head sometimes this translation gets the right meaning across (Tanya Gesse) |
| развести руками | throw up one's hands (VLZ_58) |
| развести руками | spread one's hands (By the time we got there, they were gone. We looked, but..." He spread his hands. • The merchant spreads his hands and offers an almost guilty smile. 4uzhoj) |
| развести руками | make a helpless gesture (Anglophile) |
| развести руки | stretch one's arms |