Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
English translation:
Jack of all trades, master of none
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PARAULACLAU (X)
Jun 23, 2008 11:25
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hola
¿Cuál sería el equivalente de "Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta" en inglés?
Gracias
¿Cuál sería el equivalente de "Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta" en inglés?
Gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +10 | Don't bite off more than you can chew / Jack of all trades, master of none |
Rebecca Hendry
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| 4 +3 | Grasp all, lose all |
María T. Vargas
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Change log
Jun 23, 2008 11:37: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
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1 min
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
MSc MITI MCIL Chartered Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Don't bite off more than you can chew / Jack of all trades, master of none
This already appears in the glossary.
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Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
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Francesca Samuel
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Rosina Peixoto
54 mins
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eloso (X)
1 hr
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Adriana Martinez
: Agree, en especial con Don´t bite off...
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Henry Hinds
: It's one of my favorites!
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Thanks Henry, Kudoz to you for answering this 3 years ago!
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Margarita Gonzalez
: Yep.
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Ximena P. Aguilar
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Marcelo González
: two great options; it just depends on the context of the original :-) Cheers, Rebecca
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Christian [email protected]
1 day 15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks and Regards"
+3
7 mins
María T. Vargas
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
Sworn and professional translations
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Grasp all, lose all
This is what you can read in page 247 of the Dicc. bilingüe de modismos de F. Sámchez Benedito de Alhambra Longman. Good luck.
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Rosina Peixoto
: También.
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Thanks, Rosina
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eloso (X)
: Sí, también.
1 hr
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Thanks, eloso
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Margarita Gonzalez
: También, muchos saludos Pampi.
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Gracias, Marga. Saludos.
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