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MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Dilettant

incompetent amateur; bungler

Als der Monteur die improvisierte Verkabelung sah, sprach er von einem Dilettanten, erklärte uns aber sachlich, was daran gefährlich war.

When the technician saw the improvised wiring, he spoke of an incompetent amateur, but explained to us matter-of-factly what was dangerous about it.

amateur; nonprofessional enthusiast

Er verstand sich als musikalischer Dilettant, dem das gemeinsame Spielen wichtiger war als der Anspruch, irgendwann vor einem zahlenden Publikum aufzutreten.

He saw himself as an amateur musician for whom playing with others mattered more than the ambition to perform for a paying audience someday.

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