carpe diem

== English == === Alternative forms === carpe the diem (humorous) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin carpe diem (“enjoy the day”, literally “pluck (or harvest) the day”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɑː.piː ˈdaɪ.ɛm/, IPA(key): /ˌkɑː.peɪ ˈdiː.əm/ IPA(key): (US) /ˌkɑɹ.pi ˈdaɪ.ɛm/, /ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/ === Proverb === carpe diem Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day. Synonyms: gather rosebuds, take the cash and let the credit go ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== opportunity seldom knocks twice take the bull by the horns the world is one's oyster YOLO Category:Carpe diem on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === References === === Anagrams === creampied, impearced == Latin == === Etymology === From the end of the poem Odes I.11 by Horace, ancient Roman poet. Sapiās, vīna liquēs, et spatio brevī spem longam resecēs. Dum loquimur, fūgerit invidā aetās. Carpe diem quam minimum crēdula posterō. Be wise, make wine, and in a short time, lose any great hope. As we speak, time is cruelly slipping away. Enjoy the day, believing the least in the future. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkar.pɛ ˈdi.ẽː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkar.pe ˈdiː.em] === Phrase === carpe diem carpe diem, enjoy the day; (common mistranslation) seize the day == Portuguese == === Proverb === carpe diem seize the day (enjoy the present) === Further reading === “carpe diem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin carpe diem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkaɾpe ˈdjem/ [ˌkaɾ.pe ˈð̞jẽm] Syllabification: car‧pe diem === Phrase === carpe diem carpe diem === Further reading === “carpe diem”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025