söznü burub aytırğa
/søzny burub ajtɯrʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to say the word turning it
Intended meaning
To alter what was said and report it in a form convenient to oneself.
- Jaŋız balam, Çoppak ölmesin, bir sözün burub aytmayma.My only child, by Choppak's life, I am not twisting a single word of his.
- Köktaş meni ursun, bir sözümü burub aytsam.May Kyoktash strike me if I twist a single word of mine.
Literal translation
to say the word turning it
Intended meaning
To start talking about something else out of dislike for what is being said.
- Söznü başhağa burur aqıl bla: – Sora tawda qoylanı etleri da birsi qoylanı etlerinden başhadı, – dedi.Meaning to turn the talk to something else, he said: "So the meat of sheep in the mountains is different from the meat of other sheep."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 404