apprenti-sorcier

== French == === Alternative forms === apprenti sorcier === Etymology === Calque of German Zauberlehrling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pʁɑ̃.ti.sɔʁ.sje/ === Noun === apprenti-sorcier m (plural apprentis-sorciers) (derogatory) sorcerer's apprentice (person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control) jouer à l'apprenti-sorcier ― to play God ==== See also ==== savant fou