"apprenti-sorcier" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /a.pʁɑ̃.ti.sɔʁ.sje/ Forms: apprentis-sorciers [plural], apprenti sorcier [alternative]
Etymology: Calque of German Zauberlehrling. Etymology templates: {{clq|fr|de|Zauberlehrling}} Calque of German Zauberlehrling Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|apprentis-sorciers}} apprenti-sorcier m (plural apprentis-sorciers)
  1. (derogatory) sorcerer's apprentice (person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control) Tags: derogatory, masculine Related terms: savant fou
    Sense id: en-apprenti-sorcier-fr-noun-9QuVIzHW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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