"viele Köche verderben den Brei" meaning in Allemand

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Verb

IPA: \ˈfiːlə ˈkœçə fɛɐ̯ˈdɛʁbn̩ deːn bʀaɪ̯\
  1. Quand trop de gens s’occupent d’une chose, il n’en sort rien de bon ; trop de marmitons gâtent la sauce. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-viele_Köche_verderben_den_Brei-de-verb-UFCs0c1X Categories (other): Métaphores en allemand
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "De Koch, « cuisinier », et Brei, « purée, pâte », littéralement « beaucoup de cuisiniers gâtent la purée », on trouve aussi viele Köche versalzen den Brei, « quand il y a beaucoup de cuisiniers, la purée est trop salée »."
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  "lang_code": "de",
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  "pos_title": "Locution verbale",
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        "Quand trop de gens s’occupent d’une chose, il n’en sort rien de bon ; trop de marmitons gâtent la sauce."
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfiːlə ˈkœçə fɛɐ̯ˈdɛʁbn̩ deːn bʀaɪ̯\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "viele Köche verderben den Brei"
}
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    "De Koch, « cuisinier », et Brei, « purée, pâte », littéralement « beaucoup de cuisiniers gâtent la purée », on trouve aussi viele Köche versalzen den Brei, « quand il y a beaucoup de cuisiniers, la purée est trop salée »."
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Quand trop de gens s’occupent d’une chose, il n’en sort rien de bon ; trop de marmitons gâtent la sauce."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfiːlə ˈkœçə fɛɐ̯ˈdɛʁbn̩ deːn bʀaɪ̯\\"
    }
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