es taşlarğa

/es taʃlarʁa/

Literal translation

to cast away one's senses

Intended meaning

To lose heart and grow listless, or to be left at a loss for what to do.
  • Es taşlarğa, jaşawdan tüŋülürge, umut üzerge, aman jora eterge jaramaydı.One must not lose heart, despair of life, give up hope, or expect the worst.
  • Kitabı çıqğandan sora ua, beti-qutu da ketib, Alanŋa tübegendi: – Ne bolğandı, ne es taşlağansa?After his book came out, though, all the colour gone from his face, he met Alan: "What has happened, why have you lost heart so?"

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