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| Latin to English translations [Non-PRO] | | Latin term or phrase: carpe carpe diem noctum carpe vidum | | carpe carpe diem noctum carpe vidum |
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  Fernando Muela
Spain
Local time: 18:03
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9 hrs confidence: Corrected Latin: carpe diem, carpe noctem, carpe ???.
Explanation:
The correct forms are:
CARPE DIEM ("harvest the day")
CARPE NOCTEM ("harvest the night")
CARPE VITAM ("harvest life") -- unless you meant: CARPE VIDUUM ("harvest the widower"--???)
CARPE means "harvest, pluck, pick", and really doesn't mean "seize". That's why "seize the day" (a little violent?)is often re-phrased as "stop and smell the roses".
| David Wigtil
United States
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: English
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