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university of life
Language:
Meanings:
1.
international (English)
informal
idiomatic
The body of practical knowledge, skills, and understanding acquired through real-world experience rather than formal academic study.
The notion that life’s challenges and everyday experiences serve as instructive lessons equivalent to formal education.
2.
international (English)
informal
humorous
sarcastic
A tongue-in-cheek or ironic way to refer to hardships, mistakes, or unconventional experiences as a form of education.
A self-referential claim that one has learned practical lessons outside institutional schooling.
Examples:
EN:
Turned him into a Count? An idiot? So you sent him to the university of life.
ES:
Educándolo entre sirvientes y convirtiéndolo en otro conde Octavio:
EN:
The best teacher's the university of life. For heaven's--
ES:
Donde más se aprende es en la universidad de la vida.
EN:
We know your views on the university of life.
ES:
Ya conocemos tu opinión sobre la universidad de la vida.
EN:
The university of life.
ES:
En la de la vida.
EN:
You just need to spend a few a terms at the university of life.
ES:
Necesitais pasar más tiempo en la universidad de la vida.
EN:
I really lived the night life, I finally knew what bohemia was. Corrientes Street was the university of life.
ES:
Viví a fondo la noche porteña, y por fin entendí lo que era la bohemia.
EN:
Well, I guess I'll attend the university of life.
ES:
Supongo que iré a la universidad de la vida.
EN:
Nomsa had dropped out of Jo'burg Tech and followed me to Hillbrow to attend the university of life.
ES:
Nomsa había abandonado Jo'burg Tech y me había seguido a Hillbrow para asistir a la universidad de la vida.
EN:
I studied what I believe they call "the university of life".
ES:
Estudié en lo que creo que llaman "la universidad de la calle".
EN:
Well, you know, - university of life.
ES:
Y cuando estés en eso quizá debieras decirles que tomen una pala.
EN:
My father calls him "the university of life."
ES:
Mi padre lo llama "la universidad de la vida".
EN:
Honours degree in fucking up from the university of life.
ES:
Graduado con honores en la joder de la universidad de la vida.
EN:
National university of life and environment sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
HI:
यूक्रेन के जीवन और पर्यावरण विज्ञान के राष्ट्रीय विश्वविद्यालय, कीव
EN:
There is no better an education than in the university of life.
HI:
बेहतर शिक्षा स्कूल में नहीं, जीवन की शाला में
EN:
National university of life and environmental sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
HI:
यूक्रेन के जीवन और पर्यावरण विज्ञान के राष्ट्रीय विश्वविद्यालय, कीव
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