carpe diem Phrase
Meaning:
seize the day
Comment
An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. Carpere refers to plucking of flowers or fruit. The phrase collige virgo rosas has a similar sense.
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Vocabulary Groups: Kapitel 87 - Campus B3 , Kapitel 87 - Campus C3
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