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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: 18:31
Latvian translation:izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote
Explanation:
Iespejams runa iet par falsu banknoti.
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LIGA LINSSEN
Local time: 18:31
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3izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote
LIGA LINSSEN
3izliekas par deviņu šiliņu banknoti
Aivars Zarins


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
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
Latvia
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian
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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
izskataas kaa devinju shilinju banknote


Explanation:
Iespejams runa iet par falsu banknoti.

LIGA LINSSEN
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian
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