na qun posht

English translation: Na shkaktuan dështim

11:32 Feb 18, 2019
Albanian to English translations [PRO]
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Albanian term or phrase: na qun posht
The husband of the witness wants to leave the place where he thought he could buy a house, after an encounter with the seller's aggressive relatives.
He drags his son with him and leaves, with these words: "Na qun posht".

What could this mean? "They have let us down"??
larserik
Sweden
Local time: 17:14
English translation:Na shkaktuan dështim
Explanation:
They caused us to fail (they made us kneel to desperation)
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MSc Jonis Buzi
Albania
Local time: 17:14
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Faleminderit shumë!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2dragged us down / humiliated us
Ledja
4Na shkaktuan dështim
MSc Jonis Buzi


  

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Na shkaktuan dështim


Explanation:
They caused us to fail (they made us kneel to desperation)

MSc Jonis Buzi
Albania
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: Albanian
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Faleminderit shumë!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dragged us down / humiliated us


Explanation:
The actual expression is "na ulën poshtë", with the regional variation "çuan" being pronounces as "qun" in this case.

Check the figurative meaning of "ul" in 5 here: http://www.seelrc.org:8080/albdict/detail.jsp?nWordID=123833...


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/drag-down
Ledja
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:14
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Native speaker of: Albanian
PRO pts in category: 68

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agree  Parid Plaku
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agree  Harold Lemel: Yes!
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