noun · rare

jack of all trades, master of none

jack of all trades, master of none · jack of all trades, master of nones

за всё берётся, да не всё удаётся, подмастерье всех ремёсел, мастер ни одного

Hans Dampf in allen Gassen

A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any oneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

» Jack of all trades, master of none.

Знаток всего не знает ничего. — shanghainese

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Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
Hans Dampf in allen Gassen
подмасте́рье всех ремёсел, ма́стер ни одного́podmastérʹje vsex remjósel, máster ni odnovó, за всё берётся, да не всё удаётсяza vsjo berjótsja, da ne vsjo udajótsja, автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёрavtofotovelomototeleradiomontjór

Examples

8 sentences

Jack of all trades, master of none.
ruЗнаток всего не знает ничего. — shanghainese
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A jack of all trades is a master of none.
ruДока во всех ремёслах - мастер в никаком. — Snark
deWer von allem etwas versteht, beherrscht nichts zur Gänze. — Waldelfe
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Jack of all trades, and master of none.
ruЗа всё берётся, но ничего толком не умеет. — Biga
deIn allem geübt, in nichts ein Meister. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Jack of all trades is master of none.
ruДока во всех ремёслах - мастер в никаком. — Snark
deWer von allem etwas versteht, beherrscht nichts zur Gänze. — Waldelfe
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Jack of all trades and master of none.
ruЗнаток всего не знает ничего. — shanghainese
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

person who has a competent grasp of many skills:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

person who has a competent grasp of many skills:

Origin

Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of prai

Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.

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Forms

plural: jack of all trades, master of nones

Singular	jack of all trades, master of none
Plural	jack of all trades, master of nones

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