sum semper paratus ad prandium

English translation: I'm always ready for lunch

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Latin term or phrase:sum semper paratus ad prandium
English translation:I'm always ready for lunch
Entered by: adv Linguado

18:57 Feb 9, 2006
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Latin term or phrase: sum semper paratus ad prandium
Found on mortgage lender's business card
Nancy Kay Dudek
I'm aleays ready for lunch
Explanation:
Sum (I'm) semper (always)paratus (ready) ad prandium (for lunch)
I think it's a joke :)))
Antonio
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adv Linguado
Local time: 15:50
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4I'm aleays ready for lunch
adv Linguado
4 +2I am always ready to lunch
Robert Tucker (X)
4 +1Always prepared to feast...
Pierre POUSSIN
3always ready for lunch/ always ready at noon
Vanessa Rivera Rivier


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I am always ready to lunch


Explanation:
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Robert Tucker (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
3 hrs

agree  Kirill Semenov
1 day 3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
I'm aleays ready for lunch


Explanation:
Sum (I'm) semper (always)paratus (ready) ad prandium (for lunch)
I think it's a joke :)))
Antonio

adv Linguado
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
4 mins
  -> gratias;)

agree  Joseph Brazauskas
3 hrs
  -> gratias;)

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
22 hrs
  -> sas efkaristo' poly'!:)

agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
3 days 3 hrs
  -> nagyon koszonom Erzsebet!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
always ready for lunch/ always ready at noon


Explanation:
always ready for lunch/ always ready at noon

Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Italy
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Always prepared to feast...


Explanation:
I'd rather have "prepared" than "ready", perhaps a bit "boyscoutish"...And "feast" is better quality than a simple McDo!

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vanessa Rivera Rivier: but if you were to use prepared....wouldn't it be...sum semper preparatus ad prandium?
1 hr
  -> Thanks, you are right, but I do not always go for a word for word translation ;-)
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