jürek basarğa
/dʒyrek basarʁa/
Literal translation
to press the heart
Intended meaning
To quiet one's agitation and regain composure; to settle oneself.
- Ölümge da, har başha zathaça, sıltaw kerekdi. Ol bir adamnı nek ayırıp, saylap kelgenin aŋılarça, jüregiŋi basarça.Death too, like everything else, needs a reason — so that you can understand why it singled out and chose one particular person, so that you can calm yourself.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 218