kölü açılırğa
/køly atʃɯlɯrʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
for one's spirit to open
Intended meaning
To become cheerful and light-hearted; for one's mood to brighten.
- Jambotnu jüregin öhtemlik biyledi, kölü bütün da açıldı. Ol jarlı üyürünü bu jolça jarıq zamanın körmegendi.Pride took hold of Zhambot's heart, and his spirits lifted all the more. That poor family had never known a time as bright as this one.
Literal translation
for one's spirit to open
Intended meaning
For someone to become hungry, for the appetite to come on.
- Aşarğa alay ullu kölü açılıb tüyül edi şöndü anı. Alay çaçılıb bişgen qurğaq kartoflanı körgende, ertteden aç bolub turğança, içi şor taradı [İslamnı].He had no great appetite for eating just then. But when he saw the dry potatoes boiled till they burst open, [Islam's] insides pulled at him as though he had long gone hungry.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 264