învăța minte
Romanian
Etymology
Literally, “to teach knowledge” or “to learn knowledge” respectively, using an obsolete sense of minte.
Verb
a învăța minte (third-person singular present învață minte, past participle învățat minte) 1st conjugation (idiomatic)
- (transitive) to teach a lesson
- (reflexive) to learn one’s lesson
References
- “învăța”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
- Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1965–1968), “mínte”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române[1], volume 6, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 569