bet eterge
/bet eterɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to make face
Intended meaning
To treat someone with respect and feel shy or abashed before them.
- Qoy, janım, qoy! Kim da kesi bla kişige bet etmeydi. Sen qal, men öleyim dep kim aytırıqdı? – dedi Çellay."Stop, my dear, stop! Nobody defers to anyone at their own expense. Who would say: you stay alive, let me die? " said Chellay.
- Biysoltan, qızına jetgende ua, Aslanuqağa bet etmedi.But when it came to his daughter, Biysoltan showed Aslanuqa no deference.
Literal translation
to make face
Intended meaning
To pardon someone for the sake of a respected person connected to them.
- Anamı betin eteme ansı, busağat eki qoluŋu da artıŋa baylab, eşekni sürgença, militsiyağa sürüb barır edim, – dedi Hakim Harunŋa."Only for my mother's sake do I spare you; otherwise I would tie both your hands behind your back and drive you to the police like a donkey," Hakim said to Harun.
Variants
- bet üçün eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 118
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 68