Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
garagiste de ville
English translation:
car /auto mechanic
Added to glossary by
Yolanda Broad
Nov 24, 2003 17:47
21 yrs ago
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French term
Fat Bob
garagiste de ville
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
in a list of professions
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | car /auto mechanic |
Andre de Vries
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| 4 +5 | city mechanic |
Mike Osman
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| 5 +4 | The local mechanic |
Danny041 (X)
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| 3 | urban auto mechanic |
William Stein
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| 3 | in-town service station manager |
Emérentienne
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Proposed translations
14 hrs
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
satisfaction guaranteed
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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126
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car /auto mechanic
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.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
2 mins
Mike Osman
France
France
France
Highest Quality Best Value
Native in: Somali 
Works in: English to Somali, English to French, Somali to English, and 3 more.
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4
city mechanic
Pretty straight forward.
Peer comment(s):
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Enza Longo
0 min
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| agree |
moya
7 mins
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| agree |
RHELLER
: "the city mechanic" - must be a small city :-)
6 hrs
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| agree |
PB Trans
: "the town mechanic"
6 hrs
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| agree |
Robintech
15 hrs
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2 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1737
urban auto mechanic
garagiste de ville gets zero google hits, but "garagiste" is an auto mechanic
2 mins
in-town service station manager
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+4
16 mins
The local mechanic
By local, it's refering to city, county etc. It's the one mechanic that everyone knows and he/she serves the local community.
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: Yep (in context), the same guy as fixes my car.
1 hr
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exactly... thanks for the comment.
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| agree |
PB Trans
: or "the town mechanic"
6 hrs
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| agree |
sktrans
7 hrs
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| agree |
Pascale Dahan
17 hrs
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