Translations for „learn“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . learn <learnt Am: learned, learnt Am: learned> [lɜːrn, Brit lɜːn] VB trans

learn

aprender

to learn right from wrong

saber distinguir o certo do errado

to learn sth by heart

decorar a. c.

to learn that

saber que

II . learn <learnt Am: learned, learnt Am: learned> [lɜːrn, Brit lɜːn] VB intr

learn

aprender

to learn about sth/sb

ficar sabendo sobre a. c./alguém

to learn from one's mistakes

aprender com os próprios erros

to learn to do sth

aprender a fazer a. c.

Usage examples with learn

to learn one's lesson

aprender a lição

to learn by experience

aprender com a experiência

to learn that

saber que

learn by rote

decorar

to learn right from wrong

saber distinguir o certo do errado

to learn from one's mistakes

aprender com os próprios erros

to learn sth by heart

decorar a. c.

to learn to do sth

aprender a fazer a. c.

to learn the hard way fig

aprender às duras penas

to learn about sth/sb

ficar sabendo sobre a. c./alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Company members put theory to the test and learn to work in a professional system.

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An enthusiastic autodidact, he dropped out of college in 1969 and continued to learn on his own.

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She could scan entire towns with her mind, and leaf through the psyches of the inhabitants of a city to learn of their condition or intentions.

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Keep company with him and learn a life of love.

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They learn basic skills such as orienteering, marksmanship, survival skills, physical fitness, and basic leadership principles.

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Make it into a picture postcard so that there would be takers to learn it.

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Consider this your cheat sheet, young comrades with a great passion for learn-ding and an even greater passion for initiation drinking rituals.

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The second period, learning to be illegal (ages 1824) is a series of life alterations in which youth learn to live as an undocumented immigrant.

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Collectively they learn about the bird flu outbreak.

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We will also work with other organizations and students' unions that have successfully pedestrianized spaces to learn from their strategies.

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