lesson

/ˈlesən/ noun [C]

Translation

SCHOOL › a period of time when a teacher teaches people

ders saati

The best way to improve your game is to take lessons. She gives French lessons. Lessons start at 9 a.m.1371

EXPERIENCE › an experience which teaches you how to behave better in a similar situation in the future

ders

My parents made me pay back all the money, and it was a lesson I never forgot.9251211

learn your lesson › to decide not to do something again because it has caused you problems in the past

ders almak/çıkarmak; ibret almak

I'm not going out without my umbrella again - I've learnt my lesson!1123

teach sb a lesson › to punish someone so that they will not behave badly again

dersini vermek, haddini bildirmek, ağzının payını vermek

The next time she's late, go without her. That should teach her a lesson.701

(Definition of lesson noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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