qulaq jiberirge
/qulaq dʒiberirɡe/
Literal translation
to send an ear
Intended meaning
To listen attentively to someone, giving their words one's full attention.
- Sarıbiy bla Maştay birsile bla qatış atlanı tögereklerine aylana edile. Tawqanŋa ua qulaq jiberib, anı sözlerine içlerinden küle edile.Sarybiy and Mashtay, along with the others, were walking around the horses that stood mixed together. But lending an ear to Taukan, they laughed inwardly at his words.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 334