| 单词 | translation bill |
| 释义 | > as lemmastranslation bill translation bill n. (a) a legislative bill concerned with translation (in various senses); (b) a bill for payment for performing translation (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1702 R. West True Char. Church-man (rev. ed.) 44 The Translation Bill shewed so great a Respect to the Bishops in General. 1840 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 22 June The Minister of the Interior ushered the translation bill to the Chamber of Peers. 1935 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 29 Jan. 273/2 As one who took a very active part in connection with the translation bill last year I think it only fair that I should say a word about the lack of the French translation. 1977 Observer 6 Mar. 15/1 Once their semi-literacy is discovered, the exorbitant translation bills will have been paid and the agency may have ceased to operate. 2004 Daily Mail 26 Apr. 38/4 If yet more countries join, the addition of each new language could add up to £50 million to the translation bill. < as lemmas |
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