dilettieren

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dilettieren

[dilɛˈtiːʁən]

Rhymes with iːʁən

verb dilettiere · dilettierst · dilettiert · dilettierte · dilettiere!

ohne angemessene Ausbildung oder Fähigkeiten etwas tun "Ein Dilettant hat es geschrieben, | Und Dilettanten spielen's auch. | .. Mich dilettirt's den Vorhang aufzuziehn" (Faust I)

In English

smatter (transitive) to approach or study (something) superficially; (intransitive) to h
dabble to participate in a casual or superficial way

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@misc{dilettieren_2026,
  title = {dilettieren},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/dilettieren},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}