"jack of all trades, master of none" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \dʒæk ɒv ɔːl ˈtɹeɪdz mɑː.stər ɒv nʌn\ Audio: En-au-jack of all trades, master of none.ogg Forms: jacks of all trades, masters of none [plural]
  1. Personne qui a de nombreuses capacités sans avoir de réel talent. Tags: pejorative
    Sense id: fr-jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none-en-noun-NmJyaFzh Categories (other): Termes péjoratifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jack of all trades

Phrase

Audio: En-au-jack of all trades, master of none.ogg
  1. Qui trop embrasse, mal étreint. Tags: pejorative
    Sense id: fr-jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none-en-phrase-8E5KgxI2 Categories (other): Termes péjoratifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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