Complete Definition of "seize the day"

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English

Etymology
Calque from Latin carpe diem.

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
to seize the day

  1. idiom Enjoy the present and don't worry about the future; live for the moment;
  2. idiom make the most of today to be fulfilling in a philosophical or spiritual sense.

Translations

Chinese: ��堪����, ��堪��须�

Dutch: pluk de dag
Finnish: tartu hetkeen
French: cueillir le jour
German: Nutze den Tag
Icelandic: gríptu daginn (singular), grípið daginn (plural)
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Latin: carpe diem
Norwegian: gripe dagen
Portuguese: aproveite o dia
Swedish: fånga dagen

Category:Proverbs

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