ad libitum

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English term or phrase:	ad libitum
Danish translation:	unlimited
Entered by:	Hanne Sterndorf

08:48 Dec 16, 2005

English to Danish translations [Non-PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture

English term or phrase: ad libitum

Sentence:

Wine and beer are available ad libitum.

logan

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Explanation:
Ad libitum means that you can drink as much as you want. In Denmark people often make a joke that they like this particular brand "ad libitum" very much when served at a eg a party.

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Hanne Sterndorf
Denmark
Local time: 18:53

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ad libitum

Anne Simonsen

5 +1

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Hanne Sterndorf

Open bar (beer and wine)

Charlotte Langbeen

Discussion entries: 3

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Explanation:
Ad libitum means that you can drink as much as you want. In Denmark people often make a joke that they like this particular brand "ad libitum" very much when served at a eg a party.

Hanne Sterndorf
Denmark
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of:

Danish

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

ad libitum

Explanation:
The sentence you provide is in English, but your question is listed under Danish-English - anyway the expression is used in both languages.

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-12-16 09:08:22 GMT)
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Ordbogen.com has the expression in the English-Danish part and my English colleague says it's used in English as well. Also the asker's sentence is in English, so I'm sure it can be used in some parts of the English-speaking worls. Anyway, it seems that logan is actually looking for the Danish equivalent - which is most definitely the same, or perhaps "efter behag" or "så meget man lyster".

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-12-16 09:09:32 GMT)
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Sorry logan, I didn't notice you had added both the question and the note :-)

Anne Simonsen
Denmark
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of:

Danish

4 hrs confidence:

Open bar (beer and wine)

Explanation:
It is called "open bar" in the US and if hard liqour is not part of the deal you can add beer and wine in paranthesis afterwards Open Bar (beer and wine) or write "Open beer-and-wine bar"

And "ad libitum", I would say is Latin and neither Danish nor English ... meaning "at will, at the discretion of the performer; At pleasure

Reference: http://www.lowermanhattan.info/todo/events.asp
Reference: http://sailnewyork.com/ventura-ssc.html

Charlotte Langbeen
United States
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of:

Danish

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