answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Optima dies... prima fugit VIRGIL

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the Latin phrase meaning the best days are the first to flee?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is 'In---' a Latin phrase meaning 'regarding'?

No. But the Latin phrase in re ("in the matter [of]") finds its equivalent in the English word "regarding". The pronunciation is as follows: een ray.The Latin preposition in, although it is usually translated in English as "in" or "into", can also mean "against". A number of Cicero's orations have Latin titles of the form cited, where In has this meaning. This includes perhaps Cicero's best-known oration (it is the source of the quotation "O tempora! O mores!"), which is known in Latin as In Catalinam, and in English as "Against Catiline".


What is the meaning of best in Latin language?

Optimus (-a, -um).


Where did phrase Early bird special come from?

The phrase early bird comes from the phrase the early bird gets the worm. That phrase comes from the English proverbs of 1670 meaning that the one to show up first has the best chance of success.


What does the phrase 'mejores jugadas' mean in English?

The phrase 'mejores jugadas' is a Spanish phrase, meaning 'best moves' translated into English. This phrase can be used in sentences like ''Your best dance moves'' or ''Your best chess moves''.


French meaning for mere cuper?

Could that possibly "meilleur coupeur"? In which case it works out as best cutter (as in a person who cuts (grass, cloth) Possibly the Latin, not French, "Mea culpa". A Latin phrase usually translated into English as "my fault", or "my own fault".


What does the term 'caritas brethren' mean?

Caritas' literal meaning is 'charity. The big problem with this phrase is the mixture of English and Latin. My best guess is that it had been meant to be 'brothers in charity', but has suffered an incomplete translation.


When a word or phrase implies a meaning that opposite its literal meaning that best described as?

Irony or sarcasm.Verbal irony


What is the best definition of verbal irony?

Verbal irony is when someone says something but means the opposite, often to convey sarcasm or humor. It involves a contrast between the literal meaning of the words spoken and the intended meaning.


What term best describe a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove?

The Latin phrase is "reductio ad absurdum", meaning reduction to absurdity. You assume the opposite and show that logically it leads to a contradiction and therefore cannot be true.


Which term best describe a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove?

The Latin phrase is "reductio ad absurdum", meaning reduction to absurdity. You assume the opposite and show that logically it leads to a contradiction and therefore cannot be true.


What is the origin of the phrase 'tip top shape'?

do not really know, other that it is an archaic upper class phrase, obviously meaning the best


What is the best Latin translation of the phrase I was You were We are?

That's not a phrase, but if you want a translation of it, it's eram eras sumus. That's if the "you" in "You were" is singular. If the "you" is plural, then it's eram eratis sumus.