Meaning

1 senses

  1. Exploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications.

Examples

278 sentences

  1. I take my camera with me wherever I go.

    Я беру свою камеру з собою, куди б я не йшов. — mmaryniak

    ruЯ везде ношу с собой камеру. — paul_lingvo

    deIch nehme meine Kamera überallhin mit. — Alois

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  2. He took his daughter with him whenever he went abroad.

    Коли б він не їхав закордон - завжди брав із собою доньку. — rozmaita

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  3. As soon as he took the medicine, his fever went down.

    Щойно він прийняв ліки, як жар почав спадати. — ChickenKiev

    deSobald er die Medizin genommen hatte, senkte sich sein Fieber. — Tamy

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  4. I take a shower every morning before I go to work.

    Я приймаю душ щоранку перед тим, як іти на роботу. — Ahha

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  5. Let's take a chance and go for broke.

    Скористаймося шансом і ходімо ва-банк. — Ahha

    ruДавайте рискнём и пойдём ва-банк. — odexed

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
carpe diemgather rosebudsseize the day

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout

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