TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH

Meaning of TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH in English

Слишком много поваров портят похлебку. Ср. У семи нянек дитя без глазу

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — too many people involved ruin the cooking, a matter which is undertaken by too many individuals will not succeed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — ( saying ) if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — = too many cooks spoil the stew
Slang English vocab
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. …
English Idioms vocab
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. …
English Idioms vocabulary
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — A project is likely to go bad if managed by a multiplicity of primary movers. A proverb. When several people …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOIL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a spoilt/spoiled child (= allowed to do or have whatever he or she wants, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANY — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/many/some/any more ▪ Can I have a little more time to finish? ▪ Are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Scotch broth COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN chicken ▪ She had brought a bowl of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROTH — bullion; consommé
English interlingue dictionary
SPOIL — I. ˈspȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl; dial ˈspī(ə)l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANY — I. ˌmenē, -ni sometimes _mən- adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōəˌ-ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English many, mony many …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COOKS — plural of cook present third singular of cook
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROTH — ˈbrȯ]th also -rä] noun ( plural broths ]ths, ](th)z) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. t.) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have …
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. t.) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the …
Английский словарь Webster
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — ( v. t. ) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — ( v. t. ) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — — spoilable , adj. — spoilless , adj. /spoyl/ , v. , spoiled or spoilt, spoiling , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANY — /men"ee/ , adj., more, most , n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROTH — — brothy , adj. /brawth, broth/ , n. 1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock. 2. water that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — I. ˈspȯi(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Anglo-French espuille, from espuiller Date: 14th century 1. a. : plunder taken …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANY — I. ˈme-nē adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROTH — noun ( plural broths ˈbrȯths, ˈbrȯthz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brod broth, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
SPOIL — noun corruption; cause of corruption. 2. spoil ·vi to practice plunder or robbery. 3. spoil ·noun that which is gained …
Webster English vocab
MANY — adj a large or considerable number. 2. many ·noun a retinue of servants; a household. 3. many (·adj / ·pron) …
Webster English vocab
SPOIL — [spoil] n [ME spoile, fr. MF espoille, fr. L spolia, pl. of spolium animal skin--more at spill] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MANY — [many] adj more ; most [ME, fr. OE manig; akin to OHG manag many, OCS munogu much] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROTH — [broth] n, pl broths [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG brod broth, OE breowan to brew] (bef. 12c) 1: liquid …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROTH — broth BrE AmE brɒθ brɔːθ AmE brɔːθ brɑːθ ▷ broths brɒθs brɔːθs, brɔːðz AmE brɔːθs brɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOIL — / spɔɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spoiled , spoiled / spɔɪld; NAmE /) ( BrE also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — / ˈmeni; NAmE / determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROTH — / brɒθ; NAmE brɔːθ/ noun [ U , C ] thick soup made by boiling meat or fish and vegetables …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOIL — I. spoil 1 S3 /spɔɪl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spoiled or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ British English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MANY — man ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈmeni/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: manig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROTH — broth /brɒθ $ brɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ] soup with meat, rice, or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPOIL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1 tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPOIL — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1 tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANY — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
SPOIL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1. tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
Oxford English vocab
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Oxford English vocab
TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOIL — ( spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt) Note: American English uses the form 'spoiled' as the past tense and past participle. British …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use many to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROTH — ( broths) Broth is a kind of soup. It usually has vegetables or rice in it. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BROTH — (~s) Broth is a kind of soup. It usually has vegetables or rice in it. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab

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