igi kesek
/iɡi kesek/
Literal translation
a good piece
Intended meaning
A considerable amount or number of something, or a fairly long stretch of time.
- Brigadir, jaşlanı imbaşlarına qolun salğanlay, işlenŋen zatlağa da qaray, igi kesek söleşdi.The brigadier, resting his hand on the young men's shoulders and looking over the work that had been done, talked for a good while.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 221
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 138