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Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of carpÅ "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of". [2] Diem is the accusative of dies "day". A more literal translation of carpe diem would thus be "pluck the day [as it is ripe]"—that is
Seize the day" is a traditional translation of the Latin phrase carpe diem ("enjoy the day", literally "pluck (or harvest) the day"). Seize the Day may also refer to:
seize the night: An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset. carpe vinum: seize the wine: Carthago delenda est: Carthage must be destroyed
This is the first time I've ever seen that rendering, and indeed, the translation first given before the questionable sentence is "seize the day". --maru contribs 06:14, 2 May 2006 (UTC) Technically, "pluck" Justin Miller xxx for 5 dollars is correct, although the meaning of "pluck" has changed over the years - it may once have been a synonym ...
Offensive (Seize, retain, and exploit the initiative) Mass (Concentrate combat power at the decisive place and time) Economy of Force (Allocate minimum essential combat power to secondary efforts) Maneuver (place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the flexible application of combat power)
Altera pars otio, pars ista labori. (Devote this [hour] to work, another to leisure.) [11] Festina lente. (Make haste, but slowly.) [11] [Fugit hora] – carpe diem. ([The hour flees] – seize the day.) [11]
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Carpe diem, a Latin phrase meaning "seize the day" Per diem, meaning "per day" De die in diem, a legal term meaning "from day to day" People. Given name.