san eterge

/san eterɡe/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

to make a count of

Intended meaning

To hold someone in regard — to treat them as a person who counts and give them one's attention.
  • Abayları bizge aman bolmağandıla. Ala bla juwuqluqnu taşlama. Alay kesiŋi qoluŋda bolsa, kim da seni ol zamanda san eterikdi.Their people have never been bad to us. Don't let go of your kinship with them. But if you have something in your own hands, then anyone will reckon with you.
  • Saw zamanında san etmey, ölgenden sora juwuqğa çıqğan janımı aladı, – dedi Dawumhan."Someone who pays me no regard while I'm alive and then comes forward as a relative once I'm dead drives me out of my mind," said Dauumhan.

Literal translation

to make a count of

Intended meaning

Not to be troubled by something or take it hard; to shrug off a hurt or a setback.
  • Qanı betin juwub barsa da, san etmey, sermep, Kerimni tuluq tawuş etdirib jıqdı da, üsüne mindi.Even with blood streaming down his face, paying it no mind, he lunged, threw Kerim down with a thud like a dropped waterskin, and got on top of him.

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