carpe diem

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carpe diem

/ˌkɑː.piː ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ UK
/ˌkɑː.peɪ ˈdiː.əm/ UK
/ˌkɑɹ.pi ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ US
/ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin carpe diem (“enjoy the day”, literally “pluck (or harvest) the day”).

proverb carpe the diem

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day. It is the carpe diem religion; but the carpe diem religion is not the religion of happy people, but of very unhappy people.
Similar: gather rosebuds, take the cash and let the credit go

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proverb seize the day

Español	disfruta el momento, carpe diem
日本語	この日を掴め kono hi o tsukame, 今日を楽しめ kyou o tanoshime
中文	及時行樂 /及时行乐 jíshíxínglè, 把握今朝 bǎ wò jīnzhāo, 花開堪折直須折 /花开堪折直须折 huā kāi kān zhé zhí xū zhé
Português	carpe diem
Français	cueille le jour, carpe diem
Deutsch	nutze den Tag
Italiano	cogli l'attimo, vivere alla giornata
Ελληνικά	άδραξε τη μέρα ádraxe ti méra
Русский	лови́ моме́нт loví momént
עברית	קרפה דיים

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@misc{carpe_diem_2026,
  title = {carpe diem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carpe%20diem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}