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An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
sa të rrosh, do të mësosh
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Azerbaijani:
gör-götür dünyasıdır
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Catalan:
ningú no neix ensenyat
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Chinese Mandarin:
活到老,學到老 /活到老
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Chinese Mandarin:
学到老
(huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo)
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Chinese Mandarin:
學無止境 /学无止境
(xuéwúzhǐjìng)
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Chinese Mandarin:
吃一塹長一智 /吃一堑长一智
(chīyīqiàn zhǎngyīzhì)
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Finnish:
oppia ikä kaikki
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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French:
c'est comme ça qu'on apprend
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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French:
ça t'apprendra
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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French:
ça te servira de leçon
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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German:
man lernt nie aus
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Hungarian:
mindig tanul az ember
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Hungarian:
holtig tanul az ember
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Hungarian:
jó pap holtig tanul
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Ingrian:
ikä elä, ikä opi, hullunna koolet
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Irish:
tagann ciall le haois
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Italian:
vivendo s'impara
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Polish:
człowiek uczy się przez całe życie
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Portuguese:
vivendo e aprendendo
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Romanian:
omul, cât trăiește, învață
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Spanish:
ninguno escarmienta en cabeza ajena
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Spanish:
nadie nace aprendido
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Spanish:
nadie nace sabiendo
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Spanish:
errando se aprende a herrar
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
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Swedish:
man lär så länge man lever
— exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences