- tempus fugit Latin
- a phrase meaning `time flies'; used to say that time passes very quickly
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
tempus fugit Latin
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Tempus fugit — is a Latin expression meaning time flees , more commonly translated as time flies . It is frequently used as an inscription on clocks. The expression was first recorded in the verse Georgics written by Roman poet Virgil: Sed fugit interea fugit… … Wikipedia
Tempus fugit — en un reloj de sol. Tempus fugit es una expresión proveniente del latín con el significado «El tiempo se escapa» o «El tiempo vuela» invitando a no perderlo. La expresión aparece por primera vez en el libro III de las Geórgicas, poema escrito por … Wikipedia Español
tempus fugit — foreign term Etymology: Latin time flies … New Collegiate Dictionary
tempus fugit — /tem poos fooh git/; Eng. /tem peuhs fyooh jit/, Latin. time flies. * * * … Universalium
tempus fugit — (TEHM pus FYOO jit, TEHM pus FOO git) [Latin] Time flies … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
tempus fugit* — tem•pus fu•git [[t]ˈtɛm pʊs ˈfu gɪt[/t]] eng. [[t]ˈtɛm pəs ˈfyu dʒɪt[/t]] Latin. fot time flies … From formal English to slang
tempus fugit — Time flies (Latin) … American business jargon
tempus fugit — /tem poos fooh git/; Eng. /tem peuhs fyooh jit/, Latin. time flies … Useful english dictionary
Latin grammar — The grammar of Latin, like that of other ancient Indo European languages, is highly inflected, which allows for a large degree of flexibility when choosing word order. In Latin there are five declensions of nouns and four conjugations of verbs.… … Wikipedia
Proverbe latin — Liste des locutions latines Voir « Locutions latines&# … Wikipédia en Français
