10:16 Aug 24, 2017 |
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Expressions / idioms | |||||||
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You have to learn the hard way Explanation: Without the context of the anectode being told by the speaker, it's hard to know, but here is a possibility. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 31 mins (2017-08-24 10:48:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- oops sorry anecdote! |
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One must think for oneself / One cannot think with another's mind / You must do your own thinking Explanation: My takes on it. |
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one only learns through one's own mistkes Explanation: Reference: Larousse Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2017-08-24 13:52:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "mistakes" |
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you have to get there yourself Explanation: I would say -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2017-08-24 18:38:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in the context of a wedding speech there's a lot of banter (especially if it's the best man) , they prod you and make it fun, I remember my own wedding in whidh my best man (best friend) made a cracker of a faux pas in Spanish when he said "I have known David for "25 anos" instead of "años" and the Spanish speakers cracked up -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2017-08-24 18:43:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you have to get there on your own steam -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2017-08-24 18:46:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "under your own steam" |
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As Albert Einstein once said... Explanation: "Experience is knowledge. All the rest is information." It reminds me of this quote I'm very fond of ;) Reference: http://www.azquotes.com/quote/1389903 https://www.quotemaster.org/q20f5db32e2f4e0989bdf7ffc1a702e75 |
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