"too many cooks spoil the broth" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

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  1. If too many people participate in a task, especially in a leading role, the task will not be done very well. Synonyms: too many cooks spoils the broth, too many chefs spoil the broth, too many cooks spoil the soup, too many cooks spoil the stew Related terms: a camel is a horse designed by a committee, too many chiefs and not enough Indians Translations (with too many people a task won't be done very well): إذا كترو طباخين بتنحرق الطبخة (ʔiza kitru ṭ-ṭabbāḵīn btinḥreʔ iṭ-ṭabḵa) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), ဆရာများ သားသေ (hca.ra-mya: sa:se) (Burmese), 人多添亂 (Chinese Mandarin), 人多添乱 (rén duō tiān luàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 人多誤事 (Chinese Mandarin), 人多误事 (rén duō wù shì) (Chinese Mandarin), 人多手腳亂 (Chinese Mandarin), 人多手脚乱 (rén duō shǒujiǎo luàn) (Chinese Mandarin), příliš mnoho kuchařů přesolí polévku (Czech), for mange kokke fordærver maden (Danish), veel koks bederven de brij (Dutch), veel koks verzouten de brij (Dutch), tro da kuiristoj kaĉon difektas (Esperanto), mitä useampi kokki, sitä huonompi soppa (Finnish), autant de têtes (French), autant d’avis (French), deux patrons font chavirer la barque (French), viele Köche verderben den Brei (english: zu) (German), όπου λαλούν πολλοί κοκόροι αργεί να ξημερώσει (ópou laloún polloí kokóroi argeí na ximerósei) (Greek), בְּרֹב חוֹבְלִים תְּטְבַּעְנָה הַסְּפִינוֹת (beróv ẖovlím titbá'na hasfinót) (note: with many naval officers the ships will drown) (Hebrew), túl sok szakács elsózza a levest (Hungarian), troppi galli nel pollaio (Italian), 船頭多くして船山に登る (sendō ōkushite fune yama-ni noboru) (alt: せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる) (Japanese), 사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 간다 (sagong'i maneumyeon baega saneuro ganda) (Korean), المركب اللي ليها ريسين تغرق (Libyan Arabic), devynios auklės, vaikas be galvos (Lithuanian), jo flere kokker, jo mer søl (Norwegian), gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść (Polish), quem não ajuda não atrapalha (Portuguese), muita cera queima a igreja (Portuguese), a cera sobeja queima a igreja (Portuguese), copilul cu mai multe moașe rămâne cu buricul netăiat (Romanian), у семи́ ня́нек дитя́ без гла́за (u semí njánek ditjá bez gláza) (english: seven nannies leave a child without care) (Russian), muchas manos en un plato causan arrebato (Spanish), ju fler kockar, desto sämre soppa (Swedish), lắm thầy nhiều ma (english: too many shamans, too many ghosts) (Vietnamese)

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          "code": "ayl",
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          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
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          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "příliš mnoho kuchařů přesolí polévku"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "for mange kokke fordærver maden"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "veel koks bederven de brij"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "veel koks verzouten de brij"
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        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "tro da kuiristoj kaĉon difektas"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "mitä useampi kokki, sitä huonompi soppa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "autant de têtes"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "autant d’avis"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "deux patrons font chavirer la barque"
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          "code": "de",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ópou laloún polloí kokóroi argeí na ximerósei",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "όπου λαλούν πολλοί κοκόροι αργεί να ξημερώσει"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "note": "with many naval officers the ships will drown",
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          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "בְּרֹב חוֹבְלִים תְּטְבַּעְנָה הַסְּפִינוֹת"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "note": "जितने मुँह उतनी बातें (jitne mũh utnī bātẽ, literally “As many opinions/talks as there are people”)",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "túl sok szakács elsózza a levest"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "troppi galli nel pollaio"
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          "alt": "せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sendō ōkushite fune yama-ni noboru",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "船頭多くして船山に登る"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sagong'i maneumyeon baega saneuro ganda",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 간다"
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        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "devynios auklės, vaikas be galvos"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "jo flere kokker, jo mer søl"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "quem não ajuda não atrapalha"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "muita cera queima a igreja"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "a cera sobeja queima a igreja"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "copilul cu mai multe moașe rămâne cu buricul netăiat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "seven nannies leave a child without care",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "u semí njánek ditjá bez gláza",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "у семи́ ня́нек дитя́ без гла́за"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "muchas manos en un plato causan arrebato"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "ju fler kockar, desto sämre soppa"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "english": "too many shamans, too many ghosts",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
          "word": "lắm thầy nhiều ma"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "too many cooks spoil the broth"
}
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      "word": "many hands make light work"
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      "word": "the more the merrier"
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      "word": "a camel is a horse designed by a committee"
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    {
      "word": "too many cooks spoils the broth"
    },
    {
      "word": "too many chefs spoil the broth"
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    {
      "word": "too many cooks spoil the soup"
    },
    {
      "word": "too many cooks spoil the stew"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ayl",
      "lang": "Libyan Arabic",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "المركب اللي ليها ريسين تغرق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔiza kitru ṭ-ṭabbāḵīn btinḥreʔ iṭ-ṭabḵa",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "إذا كترو طباخين بتنحرق الطبخة"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hca.ra-mya: sa:se",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "ဆရာများ သားသေ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "人多添亂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rén duō tiān luàn",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "人多添乱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "人多誤事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rén duō wù shì",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "人多误事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "人多手腳亂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rén duō shǒujiǎo luàn",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "人多手脚乱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "příliš mnoho kuchařů přesolí polévku"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "for mange kokke fordærver maden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "veel koks bederven de brij"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "veel koks verzouten de brij"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "tro da kuiristoj kaĉon difektas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "mitä useampi kokki, sitä huonompi soppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "autant de têtes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "autant d’avis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "deux patrons font chavirer la barque"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "zu",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "viele Köche verderben den Brei"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ópou laloún polloí kokóroi argeí na ximerósei",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "όπου λαλούν πολλοί κοκόροι αργεί να ξημερώσει"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "note": "with many naval officers the ships will drown",
      "roman": "beróv ẖovlím titbá'na hasfinót",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "בְּרֹב חוֹבְלִים תְּטְבַּעְנָה הַסְּפִינוֹת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "note": "जितने मुँह उतनी बातें (jitne mũh utnī bātẽ, literally “As many opinions/talks as there are people”)",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "túl sok szakács elsózza a levest"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "troppi galli nel pollaio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sendō ōkushite fune yama-ni noboru",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "船頭多くして船山に登る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sagong'i maneumyeon baega saneuro ganda",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 간다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "devynios auklės, vaikas be galvos"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "jo flere kokker, jo mer søl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "quem não ajuda não atrapalha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "muita cera queima a igreja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "a cera sobeja queima a igreja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "copilul cu mai multe moașe rămâne cu buricul netăiat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "seven nannies leave a child without care",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "u semí njánek ditjá bez gláza",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "у семи́ ня́нек дитя́ без гла́за"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "muchas manos en un plato causan arrebato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "ju fler kockar, desto sämre soppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "english": "too many shamans, too many ghosts",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "with too many people a task won't be done very well",
      "word": "lắm thầy nhiều ma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "too many cooks spoil the broth"
}

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