dırq dep

/dɯrq dep/

Literal translation

saying 'dyrq' (a snapping sound)

Abruptly and without warning, of something that comes about while one is unaware of it.

Ol jaşçıq, meni eslegenley, dırq dep jırlağançığın tohtatdı da, burulub, qozulağa qıçırğan kibik etib, bir janına ketib tebiredi.That little boy, the moment he noticed me, broke off his singing all of a sudden and, turning away and making a noise like someone calling lambs, set off to one side.
Jambot, qızını haparın eşitgenley, börkünü üsünden körgen tüşü dırq dep esine tüşdü.The moment Jambot heard the news about his daughter, the dream he had had about his cap came back to him all of a sudden.

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