sın qatdırırğa

/sɯn qatdɯrɯrʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

to make someone's body stiffen

Intended meaning

To scold someone so harshly that they are left abashed and at a loss.
  • Ay aŋa ua [Şamdariyge] Sılıwhan etgenni! Sın qatdırğan edi, Allah arada.Oh, what Sylyukhan did to her [to Shamdariy]! She put her to shame, God be my witness.

Literal translation

to make someone's body stiffen

Intended meaning

To make someone stand stiffly upright, frozen at attention.
  • Teke Zekeeviçni uzun gırhı sanları, aq beti sawluğu bolmağan adamğa uşatsala da, tiriligi anı direktornu allında sın qatdırdı.Though Teke Zekeevich's long, gaunt limbs and pale face made him look like a man in poor health, his briskness made him stand ramrod straight before the director.

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