carpe diem en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɑː.piː ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ (UK)
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- /ˌkɑɹ.pi ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ (US)
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- /ˌkɑː.peɪ ˈdiː.əm/ (UK)
- /ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin carpe diem (“enjoy the day”, literally “pluck (or harvest) the day”).
Meanings
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Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.
Just grab those opportunities when you see 'em / Cause every day's a brand new day, you gotta carpe diem
2011 January 29, “Rollercoaster: The Musical!” (“Carpe Diem” (song)), in Phineas and Ferb, season 2, episode 38:Indeed, in an extreme carpe diem society, children are raised without being given any sense that they have a transgenerational duty to the as yet unborn— the duty to leave them a better world.
2007 July 30, Lee Harris, “Can Carpe Diem Societies Survive?”, in The Suicide of Reason: Radical Islam's Threat to the West, New York: Basic Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 241:It is the carpe diem religion; but the carpe diem religion is not the religion of happy people, but of very unhappy people.
1905, G. K. Chesterton, Heretics, New York: John Lane, →OL:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carpe the diem | alternative, humorous | lexicographic |
Relateds
YOLO · opportunity seldom knocks twice · the world is one's oyster · take the bull by the horns
Synonyms
take the cash and let the credit go · gather rosebuds
Translations (32)
da fang dagen (seize the day) · es disfruta el momento (seize the day) · tr gündegün (seize the day) · pl chwytaj dzień (seize the day) · fr carpe diem (seize the day) · cmn 花開堪折直須折 /花开堪折直须折 (seize the day) · tr anı yaşa (seize the day) · he קרפה דיים (seize the day) · it vivere alla giornata (seize the day) · es carpe diem (seize the day) · nl pluk de dag (seize the day) · id raih hari ini (seize the day) · fa دمغنیمتشمری (seize the day) · bg живей за мига (seize the day) · sv fånga dagen (seize the day) · it cogli l'attimo (seize the day) · fa خوشباشی (seize the day) · cmn 把握今朝 (seize the day) · ru лови́ моме́нт (seize the day) · cmn 及時行樂 /及时行乐 (seize the day) · tr günü yaşa (seize the day) · tr günü yakala (seize the day) · pt carpe diem (seize the day) · ja 今日を楽しめ (seize the day) · no grip dagen (seize the day) · ga tapaidh go dheis (seize the day) · fi tartu hetkeen (seize the day) · de nutze den Tag (seize the day) · sl užij dan (seize the day) · fr cueille le jour (seize the day) · ja この日を掴め (seize the day) · gd dèan feum de latha chothroim (seize the day)