qınq etmezge

/qɯnq etmezɡe/

Literal translation

not to make a squeak

Intended meaning

To stay completely silent; to utter not a single word.
  • Açahmat tribunadan tüşüb tebiregenley, arı deri qınq etmey, uyub turğan jaşla bla qızla alay qars qaqdıla, alay da, jaŋı klubnu çaçıb qoyadıla dep, men qorqğan oquna etgenem.The moment Achakhmat started down from the platform, the boys and girls who until then had sat frozen without a sound clapped so hard that I actually feared they would bring the new clubhouse down.
  • Elni ortasında nığışha jetgenley, itle tohtadıla da, bir kesekge qınq etmey turdula.As soon as they reached the gathering place in the middle of the village, the dogs stopped and for a while stayed without making a sound.

Variants

  • qınq etdirmezge

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