Oct 3, 2008 16:25
15 yrs ago
English term
matt
grease balls
Non-PRO
English to Italian
Other
Slang
it comes from the movie good fellow. among the italians there was real grease ball shit
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 4 +3 | stranieri |
Gad Kohenov
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| 5 +2 | grease balls |
Christian Olivo (X)
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| 4 | Ruffiani |
Lise Leavitt
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| 3 | palla di lardo |
Oscar Romagnone
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| 3 | E' stato un vero casino. |
Julius Iannitti
|
Proposed translations
+3
5 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Selected
stranieri
greaseball
n.
(Am,spreg) (Latin American) sudamericano m. (f. -a); (Mexican) messicano m. (f. -a); (Mediterranean) mediterraneo m. (f. -a).
grease-ball
n C (slang, US, spreg) straniero, spec immigrato latino-americano o dell’area del Mediterraneo.
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-10-03 16:47:13 GMT)
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1. grease ball 57 up, 24 down
an italian person
hey wop greaseball
by jimmy fradette Mar 30, 2003 share this add comment
2. grease ball 34 up, 24 down
a stereotypical Puerto Rican. Usually a pretty boy who tries to pick up girls in a slimy manner
Juan is such a stereotypical spic greaseball. He'll shake your hand and try to fuck your'e wife.
by wicked Aug 15, 2003 share this add comment
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-10-03 16:51:27 GMT)
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Maybe this one is better:
slimeball
s. individuo spregevole
n.
(Am,spreg) (Latin American) sudamericano m. (f. -a); (Mexican) messicano m. (f. -a); (Mediterranean) mediterraneo m. (f. -a).
grease-ball
n C (slang, US, spreg) straniero, spec immigrato latino-americano o dell’area del Mediterraneo.
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-10-03 16:47:13 GMT)
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1. grease ball 57 up, 24 down
an italian person
hey wop greaseball
by jimmy fradette Mar 30, 2003 share this add comment
2. grease ball 34 up, 24 down
a stereotypical Puerto Rican. Usually a pretty boy who tries to pick up girls in a slimy manner
Juan is such a stereotypical spic greaseball. He'll shake your hand and try to fuck your'e wife.
by wicked Aug 15, 2003 share this add comment
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-10-03 16:51:27 GMT)
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Maybe this one is better:
slimeball
s. individuo spregevole
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 mins
Oscar Romagnone
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Broad experience in legal translations
Native in: Italian (Variant: Swiss ) 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
palla di lardo
Penso che si tratti di questo...
+2
7 mins
grease balls
There's no translation for that. It was used as a derogatory ethnic slur for Italians (they put grease on their hair) after the big migration to USA, and it was considered very offensive.
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Note added at 8 min (2008-10-03 16:33:24 GMT)
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I mean, there's no literal translation, but that suggested by Desertfox could fit.
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Note added at 8 min (2008-10-03 16:33:24 GMT)
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I mean, there's no literal translation, but that suggested by Desertfox could fit.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Oscar Romagnone
: that's true! (I dind't know the correct meaning...)
7 hrs
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| agree |
AdamiAkaPataflo
: lascerei in inglese con spiegazione tra parentesi, come riporta questo sito: http://www.altoforno.net/domini/fondfranceschi.it/temat/migr... :-)
2 days 19 hrs
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20 mins
Lise Leavitt
United States
United States
United States
Flexible, efficient and dedicated.
Native in: Danish
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, Italian to Danish, and 1 more.
32 mins
E' stato un vero casino.
I thought it in this way after reading the whole sentence.
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