سبع صنايع والبخت ضايع

English translation: Jack of all trades, master of none

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Arabic term or phrase:سبع صنايع والبخت ضايع
English translation:Jack of all trades, master of none
Entered by: Muhammad Said

15:33 Sep 16, 2013
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: سبع صنايع والبخت ضايع
Egyptian idiom
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Jack of all trades, master of none
Explanation:
Jack of all trades, master of none

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Note added at 6 mins (2013-09-16 15:39:34 GMT)
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أرجو أن يكون هذا المرجع كافٍ
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Muhammad Said
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5 +6Jack of all trades, master of none
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Jack of all trades, master of none


Explanation:
Jack of all trades, master of none

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Note added at 6 mins (2013-09-16 15:39:34 GMT)
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أرجو أن يكون هذا المرجع كافٍ


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_n...
Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 23:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lamis Maalouf: صحيح، ولكنك ترجو أن يكون المرجع كافياً :)
34 mins
  -> I agree with you Ms. Lamis. Thank you

agree  Awad Balaish
1 hr
  -> Thank you

agree  Olfat Abdullah: Excellent.
1 hr
  -> Thank you

agree  Mona Helal: A very well known idiomatic expression which fits the Egyptian one perfectly. No need to quote a reference in my opinion :)
10 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree  Mahmoud Helal: ولكن هل هناك مقابل عربي فصيح لهذا المثل؟
1895 days

agree  Masood Ur Rahman: Perfect
2363 days
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