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. The presenter says "I am thinking". As I hear it, the actor interupts the presenter (while the presenter is saying) and says "Olaf"(a little bit in whisper for me). Then the presenter continues "I'll do it. I was about to nearly insult you with hands but Olaf works.

1. What did the presenter mean, saying "I'll do it" and "insult you with hands"?
2. What does it mean that "Olaf works"?
 

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1. The presenter doesn't say I'll do it, Nick Hoult does! Listen again.
2. He means he'd be happy to see Nick play Olaf. They're joking, of course.
 
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. The presenter says "I am thinking". As I hear it, the actor interupts the presenter (while the presenter is saying) and says "Olaf"(a little bit in whisper for me). Then the presenter continues "I'll do it. I was about to nearly insult you with hands but Olaf works.

1. What did the presenter mean, saying "I'll do it" and "insult you with hands"?
2. What does it mean that "Olaf works"?
What is the meaning of "insult you with hands?" Is it a form of gestгку which the presenter did at the beginning?
 

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at 0:19-0:21. What did Anya mean by saying "...both" and "the man...range"?
 

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@svetlana14 You still have time to correct that typo in post #3. Please do so.
 

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What is the meaning of "insult you with hands?" Is it a form of gestгку which the presenter did at the beginning?
What is the meaning of "insult you with hands?" Is it a form of gestгку which the presenter did at the beginning?

@svetlana14 You still have time to correct that typo in post #3. Please do so.
Do you mean that I should do it via the edit button? But I cannot find an active edit button (below) in my post #3.
 

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Do you mean that I should do it via the edit button? But I cannot find an active edit button (below) in my post #3.
You have 24 hours to edit a post after you post it. You missed the deadline. When I posted my message asking you to edit it, you still had just under three hours left to edit. Never mind.
 
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