grease monkey in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Italian Dictionary

grease monkey [Brit, Am ˈɡris ˌmənki] N inf

grease monkey

meccanico m

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grease [Brit ɡriːs, Am ɡris] N

1. grease (lubricant):

grease

grasso m lubrificante

grease

olio m denso

2. grease FOOD:

grease (animal)

grasso m animale

grease (vegetable)

olio m

3. grease (dirt):

grease

grasso m

grease

unto m

covered in grease

unto or coperto di grasso

4. grease (from hair, skin):

grease

grasso m

5. grease (bribe):

grease inf

tangente f

grease inf

bustarella f

II.grease [Brit ɡriːs, Am ɡris] VB trans

1. grease (lubricate):

grease

lubrificare

grease

ingrassare

grease

ungere

2. grease (bribe):

grease inf

corrompere, dare una bustarella a

I.monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki] N

1. monkey ZOOL:

monkey

scimmia f

female monkey

scimmia femmina

2. monkey (rascal):

monkey inf

monello m / monella f

3. monkey Brit inf:

monkey

cinquecento sterline fpl

4. monkey TECH (of pile driver):

monkey

mazza f battente

II.monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki] VB trans

monkey

scimmiottare

III.monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki]

I don't give a monkey's about it inf

non me ne potrebbe fregare di meno

to have a monkey on one's back inf (be addicted)

avere la scimmia sulla spalla

to have a monkey on one's back (have a problem)

avere un grosso peso

to make a monkey out of sb inf

far passare qn per scemo

grease monkey in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Italian Dictionary

grease monkey N sl

grease monkey

meccanico m

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grease [gri:s] N

1. grease (fat):

grease

grasso m

2. grease (lubricant):

grease

lubrificante m

II.grease [gri:s] VB trans

grease in cooking

ungere

grease in mechanics

lubrificare

monkey [ˈmʌŋ·ki] N

monkey

scimmia f

Phrases:

to have a monkey on your back (desire for drugs)

avere la scimmia

to have a monkey on your back (a big problem)

avere un problema

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A pair of grease monkeys are interrupted from their work as an alarm sounds.

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The one-time grease monkey spent his 20s and 30s studying part-time and working full-time so his family would never go without.

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For grease monkeys, this was old school, horse power heaven.

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At least that's the vision of these newfangled green grease monkeys.

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The space looks more like a hospital intensive care unit than a home for grease monkeys.

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Of course, just having a fast car and a squad of grease monkeys isn't enough -- you need somewhere to race too.

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There is no grease monkey working under the car.

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Martin is the archetypal grease monkey, and probably wears his oily overalls to bed.

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Even auto mechanics are more computer-savy technicians than grease monkeys.

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Many of his pilots began their careers as grease monkeys, taking apart, cleaning and reassembling engines.

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