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WHAT DOES FESTINA LENTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

festina lente

Festina lente

Festina lente or σπεῦδε βραδέως is a classical adage and oxymoron meaning "make haste slowly". It has been adopted as a motto numerous times, particularly by the emperors Augustus and Titus, the Medicis and the Onslows. The original form of the saying, σπεῦδε βραδέως, is Classical Greek, of which festina lente is the Latin translation. The words σπεῦδε and festina are second-person-singular imperatives, meaning "make haste", while βραδέως and lente are adverbs, meaning "slowly".

Definition of festina lente in the English dictionary

The definition of festina lente in the dictionary is hasten slowly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FESTINA LENTE


aplenty
əˈplɛntɪ
cognoscenti
ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ
conoscenti
ˌkɒnəʊˈʃɛntɪ
diapente
ˌdaɪəˈpɛntɪ
divertimenti
dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntɪ
dolente
dɒˈlɛntɪ
genty
ˈdʒɛntɪ
kente
ˈkɛntɪ
lentamente
ˌlɛntəˈmɛntɪ
Mindszenty
ˈmɪndsɛntɪ
parapente
ˈpærəˌpɛntɪ
perentie
pəˈrɛntɪ
perenty
pəˈrɛntɪ
plenty
ˈplɛntɪ
portamenti
ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntɪ
tentie
ˈtɛntɪ
twenty
ˈtwɛntɪ
untenty
ʌnˈtɛntɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FESTINA LENTE

fest
festa
festal
festally
fester
festilogy
festinate
festinately
festination
festival
Festival Hall
Festival of Lanterns
festivalgoer
festive
festive season
festively
festiveness
festivities
festivity
festivous

WORDS THAT END LIKE FESTINA LENTE

aguardiente
al dente
Charente
cognoscente
conoscente
Deo volente
dolce far niente
entente
licente
mouvemente
rente
sente
sirvente
sordamente
Triple Entente
Vicente
vivamente

Synonyms and antonyms of festina lente in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «festina lente» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FESTINA LENTE

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Translator English - Chinese

FESTINA长效
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

festina lente
570 millions of speakers

English

festina lente
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

FESTINA lente
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lente FESTINA
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Festina Ленте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

festina lente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফেস্টিনা lente
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

festina lente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Festina lente
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Festina Lente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フェスティナレンテ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

FESTINA LENTE
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Festina lente
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lente Festina
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெஸ்டினா லென்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेस्टिना lente
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Festina lente
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

festina lente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Festina lente
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Festina Стрічці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lente FESTINA
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπεύδε βραδέως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Festina Lente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Festina lente
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Festina Lente
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of festina lente

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FESTINA LENTE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about festina lente

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FESTINA LENTE»

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Six Memos for the Next Millennium
From my youth on, my personal motto has been the old Latin tag, Festina lente, hurry slowly. Perhaps what attracted me, even more than the words and the idea, was the suggestiveness of its emblems. You may recall that the great Venetian ...
Italo Calvino, 1988
2
Creative Industries: Colourful Fabric in Multiple Dimensions
The business development, entrepreneurial and organizational challenges and future plans of Festina Lente, founded by Remy Harrewijn after graduating at the HKU in 2006, will be described. The company and its development Festina Lente  ...
Giep Hagoort, Rene Kooyman, 2009
3
The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, ...
Motto — Festina lente. Onslow (Hengar House, Cornwall, bart.). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. a fess gu. betw. six Cornish choughs ppr. ; 2nd and 3rd, ar. on a bend az. three martlets or, with a double crescent for diff. Crest — An eagle sa. preying  ...
Bernard Burke, Sir, 2009
4
Humanistica Lovaniensia
Auch Nicolaus Reusner gibt an, daß Graf Joachims Devise 'Eile mit Weile', die deutsche Fassung von Festina lente, gewesen sei.43 Er zog anscheinend in seinen späteren Jahren die deutsche Fassung vor, nachdem er für den Stich von  ...
Gilbert Tournoy, 2002
5
Into Print: The Production of Female Authorship in Early ...
There is a salient, class-based disdain that subtends “Festina Lente” and that must have been shared by many who complained about printers. Erasmus depicts the average printer (chiefly Northern European printers in “Festina Lente,” and ...
Leah L. Chang, 2009
6
Knut Hamsun Remembers America: Essays and Stories, 1885-1949
... myself with life, who have to ask directions from the sea, the wind, and the stars . Others in our own time have been clever and have come out with one  idea after another, Bergson with intuition, Einstein with the theory Festina Lente ...
Knut Hamsun, Richard Nelson Current, 2003
7
Technology and the Early Modern Self
Festina lente literally means hastening slowly. In the sixteenth century it represented a theory of selfdiscipline that emphasized the need to balance competing aspects of the self. Just as every forward motion of the clock's crown wheel was ...
Adam Max Cohen, 2009
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The Horse, As Comrade and Friend; Festina Lente
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Everard Richard Calthrop, 2010
9
Yachting
YACHTING Festina Lente will feature th material. According to the yard, a special alloy developed for fast sailing craft will be used for her hull, and the builder predicts a weight savings of 10 percent over the same boat built of conventional ...
10
Divulging Utopia: Radical Humanism in Sixteenth-century England
Yet even the additions to "Festina lente" mention the way in which print undermines the authority of princes and ecclesiastical officials.65 For although these additions are somewhat vague as to how this undermining works, a skeptical ...
David Weil Baker, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FESTINA LENTE»

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Powerful forces behind APC crisis - Durojaiye
Continuing, he said, ''In the circumstances in which we are, it may be wiser to apply the Latin phrase 'festina lente'– (make haste slowly) so that ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Distractions pose risks for drivers
Tim Kercheville sees it all the time while driving around for his agriculture business Festina Lente Farms – distracted drivers constantly looking ... «Bowling Green Daily News, Jun 15»
3
ALEKSANDAR DURAVCEVIC with Phong Bui
I don't think you can do Festina lente any more. I just don't think we change that much. The appearance of things change, but the social ills are ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jun 15»
4
Yedlin: New energy minister should 'make haste slowly'
Two words are carved in the heavy wooden doors at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy: Festina Lente. In English, they mean 'make haste ... «Calgary Herald, May 15»
5
This weekend in Kansas City: Music by Neil Diamond, Billy Bob …
... includes Arvo Pärt's rousing Festina Lente for Strings and Harp, Josef Rheinberger's dramatic Concerto in G minor for Orchestra and Organ, ... «Kansas City Star, Apr 15»
6
Colm O'Rourke: Winds of change needed to blow away football …
... changes lest the law of unintended consequences takes over. In this case we should take the Roman view: festina lente, make haste slowly. «Irish Independent, Apr 15»
7
Why Going Slow Will Make You Go Faster
The founder of the Roman Empire, Augustus, would use the Latin phrase "Festina Lente." This translates to: "Make haste, slowly." It served as a ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
8
RIARDO. Alla Ferrarelle prende il via FESTINA LENTE
Il programma di Festina Lente apre sabato 28 febbraio con la Randonnèe delle Acque che vedrà gli appassionati di questa specialità pedalare ... «Caserta24Ore, Feb 15»
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From Lisbon to Lyon: Five city break destinations you should try
... has a modern side: café and bar life throbs along Zelehni Beretki and cool youngsters hang out on the "loop-the-loop" Festina Lente bridge. «The Independent, Feb 15»
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Projects from Elan Mastai, Morwyn Brebner pick up HGF coin
Festina Lente Productions Inc. Screenwriter/Director: Jason Buxton. The Road Through Kandahar Go Films L.P.R.S. Inc. Screenwriter/Director: ... «Playback, Jan 15»

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