Live today like theres no tomorrow

[missgrip]

Hi all.
I have really tryed to translate a sentence from english to latin, but unfortunately I have not found any good answers . So I hope for better luck here, please help me.

The sentence I want to translate is:
Live today like theres no tomorrow!

Im very grateful for answers!
Thanks
Love/ Amanda

 

[Chamaeleo]

Re: translation please!

When people ask for translations of this sort, I always say that the best Latin equivalent is no doubt ‘carpe diem qvam minĭmum credŭla postĕrō’ — ‘seize the day, believing as little as possible in tomorrow’.

However, a more literal translation of your phrase would be something along the lines of ‘Vīve hodiē qvasī crāstinus nōn venīret’. I'm not sure it would have made much sense to a Roman, though.

 

[Iohannes Aurum]

Re: translation please!

For me, Carpe diem (Seize the day) is the best translation, since it is much simpler, better known, and less redundant.

 

[Matthaeus]

Re: translation please!

Yes, but Chamæleo provided Horace's full verse verbatim, a very famous one indeed. People at large have only remembered the first two words, forgetting/ignoring the rest.

 

[missgrip]

Re: translation please!

Yes, but Chamæleo provided Horace's full verse verbatim, a very famous one indeed. People at large have only remembered the first two words, forgetting/ignoring the rest.

Well that is the rest? "Carpe diem..?" This will be a tattoo around my wrist, so it cant be to many words.

(please excuse my bad english)

Love/ MissGrip

 

[Chamaeleo]

Re: translation please!

It's the following four words.

 

[missgrip]

Re: translation please!

It's the following four words.

Thank you! You seem like a learned guy. Do you have any proposals of a good phrase to have around a wrist?

Love/MissGrip

 

[Chamaeleo]

Re: translation please!

I think that CARPE·DIEM·QVAM·MINIMVM·CREDVLA·POSTERO is as good as any, and it certainly expresses your original sentiment.

If you wanted to make, say, a political statement, you could go for VBI·SOLITVDINEM·FACIVNT·PACEM·APPELLANT, which basically means ‘They kill until there's nobody left, and call that “peace”.’

 

[missgrip]

Re: translation please!

I think that CARPE·DIEM·QVAM·MINIMVM·CREDVLA·POSTERO is as good as any, and it certainly expresses your original sentiment.

If you wanted to make, say, a political statement, you could go for VBI·SOLITVDINEM·FACIVNT·PACEM·APPELLANT, which basically means ‘They kill until there's nobody left, and call that “peace”.’

is it CREDVLA or credula?

 

[Iohannes Aurum]

Re: translation please!

The former is used for authentic Roman writing (pure capitals), while the latter is only used with lowercased writing.

 

[kaveh]

Sorry for bumping but I've found this traslation as well. what you guys thik if other?

" Age vitam hodie tamquam crastinium non veniat "
I'm after the same translation as well for a tattoo.

Best regards

 

[Bitmap]

I works, but it has to be crastinum

 

[kaveh]

I works, but it has to be crastinum

How about letters and caps? I want it to be as authentic as possible. would an old roaman understand it?

 

[cinefactus]

THREAD: #6105

 

[kaveh]

http://LatinDiscussion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6105

Superb! In othr words I can't do it wrong. I'll just refer to some century.

 

[mina kuttner]

what is the difference between carissima and carrisime
One is dear for a female, the other addresses a masculine; am I right?

 

[Pacifica]

what is the difference between carissima and carrisime
One is dear for a female, the other addresses a masculine; am I right?

Carissima is for a female, and carissime for a male, yes. They mean "very dear" or "dearest", when you're directly addressing a person by that name as in say, "I love you, my dearest". But what's the connection with the subject of this thread?