Which language is it . and what's the meaning of it ?
2006-07-04 06:32:24 · 16 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Literally, carpe diem is Latin for "pluck the day," but is commonly translated to the more empowering phrase "Seize the Day." I interpret it this way: live in the present fully, don't dwell on the past, your future can only be shaped by what you do in the here and now.
The phrase entered pop culture in 1989 in "Dead Poets Society." Robin Williams played an English teacher at a prestigious boys' academy and urged his students to seize the day while they were looking at old pictures of past graduating classes:
But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? — Carpe — hear it? — Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.
2006-07-04 06:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by Alegria 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means "seize the day" in Latin. The phrase sums up a whole philosophy, namely hedonism, according to which one should seek pleasure and avoid pain as the ultimate goad in life
2006-07-04 07:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Chevalier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Latin for "seize the day". It means that one should take today's opportunities rather than waiting for another day, since life is short.
2006-07-04 06:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by Chad Walters 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is in Latin or something, it means Seize The Day
2006-07-04 06:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by princesscooly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "One Carp Each".
2006-07-04 06:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by Robert B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seize the day is the translation.
2006-07-04 06:35:52 · answer #6 · answered by cherrypie p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carpe Diem Motto
2016-12-18 16:07:47 · answer #7 · answered by kiele 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Latin for "Seize the Day"
2006-07-04 06:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin for "Seize the Day"
2006-07-04 06:35:32 · answer #9 · answered by figaro1912 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its latin...but did u kno that "carpe doom" (sp?) means stupid in latin...hhahah they sound alot alike. itd be funny if someone got them mixed up
2006-07-04 06:36:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋