qızıl ala eterge
/qɯzɯl ala eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make (something) red-dappled
Intended meaning
To cover something in blood until it is stained red all over.
- Qaçhannı da qoymaydı, Top oqları jetelle, Qar da, buz da qoymayın, Qızıl ala etelle.It spares not even the one who flees; the cannon shells reach them, and sparing neither snow nor ice, they stain it all red with blood.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 344