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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesil qui e ora
Pronunciation / Transliteration: il kwi e ora
"La mindfulness ci insegna a vivere nel qui e ora."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The present time or current moment, considered as distinct from the past or future.
"She tries to live entirely in the here-and-now rather than worrying about the future."
- 1
Existing or occurring in the present moment; contemporary and immediate.
"The workshop focuses on here-and-now experiences to foster greater mindfulness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the juxtaposition of the Old English adverb 'hēr' (meaning in this place) and the adverb 'nū' (meaning at the present time), connected by the conjunction 'and'. First appearing in Middle English constructions, the hyphenated compound solidified in the 19th century to describe the immediate present moment as the only reality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Here-and-now" is said worldwide
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l'ici-bas
Transliteration: li-si-ba
Script: l'ici-maintenant
"Il est important de se concentrer sur l'ici-maintenant."
das Hier und Jetzt
Transliteration: das hir unt yetst
"Meditation hilft uns, im Hier und Jetzt zu sein."
il qui e ora
Transliteration: il kwi e ora
"La mindfulness ci insegna a vivere nel qui e ora."
el aquí y ahora
Transliteration: el aki i ahora
"Debemos aprender a disfrutar del aquí y ahora."
o aqui e agora
Transliteration: u aki i agora
"Aprenda a focar no aqui e agora."
वर्तमान क्षण
Transliteration: vartaman kshan
"हमें वर्तमान क्षण में जीना चाहिए।"
此时此刻
Transliteration: cǐ shí cǐ kè
"我们要活在此时此刻。"
지금 이 순간
Transliteration: jigeum i sun-gan
"우리는 지금 이 순간에 집중해야 한다."
今ここ
Transliteration: ima koko
"私たちは今ここに生きている。"
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