bent as a nine bob note

Latvian translation: izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote

13:51 Feb 27, 2012
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: bent as a nine bob note
bent as a nine bob note (kāds būtu visatbilstošākais tulkojums)
Ieva Malzubr (X)
Local time: 12:50
Latvian translation:izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote
Explanation:
Iespejams runa iet par falsu banknoti.
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LIGA LINSSEN
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3izliekas par deviņu šiliņu banknoti
Aivars Zarins
3izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote
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izliekas par deviņu šiliņu banknoti


Explanation:
Te gan prasās nevis tulkot, bet lokalizēt.

Person who is as bent as a nine bob note is dishonest. The reference comes from pre-decimalisation in UK (1971), when a ten shilling (bob) note was valid currency but no such note as nine shillings existed.


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Aivars Zarins
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Local time: 12:50
Native speaker of: Latvian
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izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote


Explanation:
Iespejams runa iet par falsu banknoti.

LIGA LINSSEN
Local time: 11:50
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