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Kuxíndika

verbnounintransitivetransitiveReviewedpage 260

Definitions

  1. 1
    verbintransitive
    To be taught a lesson; to learn from experience.

    PT Ficar escarmentado.·FR Être averti par l'expérience.

  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To train; to instruct (with the results of another's misfortune).

    PT Adestrar; instruir (com os resultados do mal de outrem).·FR Dresser; instruire (par les conséquences du malheur d'autrui).

  3. 3
    noun
    Lesson learned; warning

    PT Escarmento; lição·FR Avertissement; leçon

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 260 (left)