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live and learn

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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.

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