grease monkey in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Spanish Dictionary

grease monkey N inf

grease monkey

ayudante mf de mecánico

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grease [Am ɡris, Brit ɡriːs] N U

1. grease MECH:

grease

grasa f

grease cup

engrasador m de copa

2. grease (fat):

grease

grasa f

the fried eggs lay in a pool of grease

los huevos fritos nadaban en grasa

the fried eggs lay in a pool of grease attr mark/stain

de grasa

3. grease (secreted by body):

grease

grasa f

4. grease (hair oil):

grease

brillantina f

grease

gomina f

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

1. grease (lubricate):

grease machinery/hinge

engrasar

2. grease FOOD dish/baking tray:

grease (with butter)

enmantequillar

grease (with butter)

untar con mantequilla

grease (with butter)

enmantecar RioPl

grease (with oil)

aceitar

3. grease (with hair oil):

to grease one's hair

echarse brillantina or gomina en el pelo

he wore his hair greased back

llevaba el pelo peinado hacia atrás con brillantina or gomina

monkey [Am ˈməŋki, Brit ˈmʌŋki] N

1. monkey:

monkey

mono m / mona f

monkey

mico m / mica f

brass monkey weather Brit sl

un frío que pela inf

not to give a monkey's they don't/he doesn't give a monkey's Brit sl

les/le importa un rábano or un pepino or un pito inf

to make a monkey (out) of sb

dejar a alguien en ridículo

2. monkey (mischievous child):

monkey

diablillo m / diablilla f

grease monkey in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grease monkey in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grease [gri:s] N

1. grease (fat):

grease

grasa f

2. grease (lubricant):

grease

lubricante m

II.grease [gri:s] VB trans

grease

engrasar

grease in mechanics

lubricar

I.monkey [ˈmʌŋki] N

monkey

mono(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to make a monkey out of sb

dejar a alguien en ridículo

II.monkey [ˈmʌŋki] VB trans Am

monkey

imitar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.richmond-news.com

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

windsorstar.com

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

www.canadianmanufacturing.com

There is no grease monkey working under the car.

www.caranddriver.com

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

www.gameplanet.co.nz

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

www.stuff.co.nz

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

www.dailymercury.com.au

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.dailymail.co.uk

Masters is a grease monkey in a small airport.

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