Meaning of ayıq | Babel Free
[ɑˈjɯχ]Definitions
- sober
- conscious
- awake
- vigilant, watchful
- Equivalent to 'sober': To make or become sober: "He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his...
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“Yol polisinin sərxoş tutduğu sürücü ayıq çıxdı.”
A driver that the traffic police thought to be drunk, turned out to be sober.
“Yaxşı ki, Sahil ayıq deyildi. Yaxşı ki, o, mənim bu halımı görmürdü. Çarpayının yanında dayanıb onun ayılmasını gözləyir, göz yaşlarımı saxlaya bilmirdim.”
It was a good thing that Sahil wasn't conscious. It was a good thing that he didn't see this state of mine. As I was standing next to his hospital bed and waiting for his awaking, I couldn't hold back the tears.
“Lakin süni şəkildə özünü gecənin ortasında yuxudan durmağa məcbur etmək, 2 saat ayıq qalıb yenidən yatmaq fizioloji baxımdan düzgün deyil.”
However, to artificially force oneself to stay away from sleeping in the middle of night, to remain awake for 2 hours and then fall back asleep is not right from the physiological point of view.
“Siz bilirsiniz ki, dəyişir zaman, Dəyişir hər şeyin əvvəlki halı. Belə bir zamanda ayıq olmalı!”
Do you know that times are changing The erstwhile state of each thing is changing In times like these one has to be vigilant!
“Xırda çıxışların tərəfdarı deyiləm. Əvvəla, bu çıxışlar hökuməti ayıq salır, onun böyük üsyanları boğmaq üçün hazırlanmasına səbəb olur.”
I am no supporter of small riots. First, these riots sober (lit. 'make sober') the government and cause it to prepare to stifle major rebellions.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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