serve de leçon

serve as a lesson

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phrase Rare #44,309
serve as a lesson Often used in the expression « Que ça te/vous serve de leçon »: “Let this be a lesson to you.”
FR: Que ça te serve de leçon.
EN: Let this be a lesson to you.

Que ça te serve de leçon cette fois.

Let this be a lesson to you this time.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Que ça te serve de leçon pour ton prochain travail.

Let that be a lesson to you for your next job.

— Beijing Bicycle (2001)

Que cette histoire te serve de leçon !

Let this story serve as a lesson to you!

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Que cela vous serve de leçon.

Let this be a lesson to you.

Que ça vous serve de leçon.

Let this be a lesson to you.

— En terrain miné (2014)

Que ça te serve de leçon.

Let this be a lesson to you.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)