kölün qatdırırğa
/kølyn qatdɯrɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to harden someone's heart
Intended meaning
To cause someone emotional pain; to offend or distress them.
- Aŋa ua [Muratha] men qalay qatı söleşgen edim. Kölün qatdırdım, başın suwğa atarıq etdim.And how harshly I had spoken to him [to Murat]. I hurt his feelings, I brought him to the point of throwing himself into the water.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 267