suwuq salam berirge
/suwuq salam berirɡe/
Collocation · Light-verb construction
Literal translation
to give a cold greeting
Intended meaning
To greet someone curtly and without warmth, with no smile or friendliness.
- Askerine: – Siz tohtağız, men barayım, – dedi. Jaŋız kesi aq atha minib barğandı. Jete kelib, suwuq salam bergendi.He said to his army: "You stop here, let me go." He rode off alone on a white horse. Coming up to them, he gave a cold greeting.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary