Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

grease monkey

Romanian translation:

mecanic auto

Added to glossary by eronima kirileanu
Jul 21, 2010 02:56
13 yrs ago
English term

grease monkey

English to Romanian Art/Literary Media / Multimedia
Marisa Tomei played the character of an ex-grease monkey.
Proposed translations (Romanian)
5 +9 mecanic auto

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mecanic auto

E rolul din My Cousin Vinny :)

Trotter: Well in what way are you qualified?

Vito: Well my father was a mechanic. His father was a mechanic. My mother's father was a mechanic. My three brothers are mechanics. Four uncles on my father's side are mechanics --

Trotter: Miss Vito, your family is obviously qualified. But have you ever worked as a mechanic?

Vito: Yeah, in my father's garage, yeah.

Trotter: As a mechanic. What did you do in your father's garage?

Vito: Tune-ups, oil changes, brake relining, engine rebuilds; rebuilt some tranny's, rear end --

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