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garagiste de ville

English translation: car /auto mechanic


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French term or phrase:garagiste de ville
English translation:car /auto mechanic
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
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17:47 Nov 24, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: garagiste de ville
in a list of professions
Fat Bob
car /auto mechanic
Explanation:
It says ville; so how can it be in the countryside? I suspect that the words 'de ville' are redundant, and maybe date back to a time when the only car mechanics were in towns.
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Andre de Vries
Local time: 10:50
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4The local mechanicxxxDanny041
4 +5city mechanicMike Osman
4car /auto mechanicAndre de Vries
3in-town service station managerEmérentienne
3urban auto mechanic
William Stein


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
city mechanic


Explanation:
Pretty straight forward.



Mike Osman
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SomaliSomali

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enza Longo
0 min
agree  moya
7 mins
agree  RHELLER: "the city mechanic" - must be a small city :-)
6 hrs
agree  PB Trans: "the town mechanic"
6 hrs
agree  Robintech
15 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
urban auto mechanic


Explanation:
garagiste de ville gets zero google hits, but "garagiste" is an auto mechanic

William Stein
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1737
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in-town service station manager


Explanation:
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Emérentienne
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 320
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The local mechanic


Explanation:
By local, it's refering to city, county etc. It's the one mechanic that everyone knows and he/she serves the local community.

xxxDanny041
Native speaker of: Native in Haitian-CreoleHaitian-Creole
PRO pts in pair: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBourth: Yep (in context), the same guy as fixes my car.
1 hr
  -> exactly... thanks for the comment.
agree  PB Trans: or "the town mechanic"
6 hrs
agree  sktrans
7 hrs
agree  Pascale Dahan
17 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
car /auto mechanic


Explanation:
It says ville; so how can it be in the countryside? I suspect that the words 'de ville' are redundant, and maybe date back to a time when the only car mechanics were in towns.

Andre de Vries
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 126
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