amicus usque ad aras
English translation: Friends 'till death us do part.
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38 mins confidence: 
A friend even to the altar (of sacrifice); i.e., To the last extremity. Explanation: noamicus = friend usque = all the time, eternally ara =altar ad = to, till Reference: http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/A/amicususqueadaras.html |
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1 hr confidence:
Friends 'till death us do part. Explanation: Another option with the same meaning. regards! |
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4 hrs confidence:
[Your] friend 'til the end. Explanation: Yet one more way to say this one, a phrasing that especially fits a letter from a friend. (Was this perhaps used for the closing?) Hope it helps. |
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16 hrs confidence:
amen! Explanation: as an answer :) It means "let it be so!" Flavio |
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