sülderi keterge
/sylderi keterɡe/
Literal translation
for one's silhouette to go away
Intended meaning
To become downcast and dispirited, losing one's vigour and animation.
- Ol adamdı dep da tanımazsa, jaşı ketgenli, Osmannı sülderi ketgendi.You would not even recognize him as the same man; ever since his son left, Osman has lost all his spirit.
- Mölekni, İvannı, Soltannı körgenlerinde ua, qaphanŋa tüşgenlerin sezib, sülderi tüşdü.But when they saw Mölek, Ivan and Soltan, sensing that they had fallen into a trap, they were crestfallen.
Variants
- sülderisi tüşerge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 425