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Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

автослесарь в гараже

English translation:

autoshop mechanic

Added to glossary by Andrew Vdovin
Mar 11, 2008 12:08
16 yrs ago
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Russian term

автослесарем в гараже

Russian to English Other Automotive / Cars & Trucks
После школы работал автослесарем в гараже, служил в армии. После армии, к своему удивлению, легко поступил в технический институт.

Стоит ли "гараж" вообще опустить?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 autoshop
3 +4 service station mechanic

Discussion

Ray East Mar 11, 2008:
very specific, and nothing from the sentence leads us to believe that this is a "service station" in the traditional sense of the word. Rather, it sounds to me like an "auto garage/shop," which is far from a "service station." Good point about the USSR.
Ray East Mar 11, 2008:
I agree, Aleksey. There were a few service stations in Geogia and Florida up until the late 90's, but typically in rural areas/small towns. One of the prominent companies was Texaco. I added another answer because "service station mechanic" is...
Aleksey Chervinskiy Mar 11, 2008:
...Soviet Union, and the narrator probably worked in a state owned shop. Now whether it's such an important distinction that it required a separate answer or it could have just been pointed out in the comments to the existing answer is a different matter.
Aleksey Chervinskiy Mar 11, 2008:
There's quite a few gas stations that still provide full service, including repairs, here in Texas, but that's not the point. Stylistically, auto garage may be better, as service station is usually a privately owned gas station that did not exist in the..

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autoshop



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Note added at 12 mins (2008-03-11 12:20:35 GMT)
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Or even - auto garage

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-11 12:21:42 GMT)
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Oh, in the context of the whole sentence, you could say "resident mechanic" at ____ etc.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-11 14:38:21 GMT)
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Concerning this term, they used to use the word "service station," but this term is now used to refer to a simple gas station. "Service station" used to refer to a gas station that also dealt with lube issues (oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, etc.) but is now used to denote a regular gas station. This can be proven by searching "service station" in Google Images.

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q="service statio...

The majority of pictures you'll see there are of your average gas station.

In addition, any American will confirm that we say "My car is in the shop," when our car is being repaired. We often use the word "shop" for craft professions. For example - Paint shop (painting cars), body shop (body/frame work on a car), wood shop (wood working), upholstery shop (upholstery), frame shop (frame construction), etc. The list goes on and on. Sure, these dictionaries (like all dictionaries) also contain the older meanings of words. But search these terms on the internet (images, etc.) and you'll find that "service station" refers to a gas station, these days.
Peer comment(s):
agree Olga Layer : I agree. In the US, at least, this is the term used.
3 hrs
Thanks!
agree James McVay : I would say "auto repair shop."
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Ray! Thanks everybody!!!"
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service station mechanic

http://www.workdestinations.org/view_occupation.jsp?occupati...

Regulated Occupations > Trades > Industrial Trades Category > Motor Vehicle Trades > Service Station Mechanic and Service Station Attendant


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Note added at 24 mins (2008-03-11 12:32:39 GMT)
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http://www.infovisual.info/05/019_en.html

"The Visual Dictionary"

Service station: place where vehicles can be certified or repaired
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Doughty
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Спасибо!
neutral Ray East : See my comment about this in my explanation. It will clear some things up. Good luck!
3 mins
Thank you for your comment! I've used the Wikipedia definition of a 'service station': '...it refers to a filling station that also offers such services as oil change and mechanical repairs to automobiles' and the definition from the Visual Dictionary.
agree Alexander Onishko : worked as mechaniс at a service station
40 mins
Спасибо!
agree Aleksey Chervinskiy
3 hrs
Спасибо!
agree svetlana cosquéric
6 hrs
Спасибо!
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