dum spiro, spero

[ doo m spee-roh, spey-roh; English duhm spahy-roh, speer-oh ]

/ dʊm ˈspi roʊ, ˈspeɪ roʊ; English dʌm ˈspaɪ roʊ, ˈspɪər oʊ /

while I breathe, I hope: a motto of South Carolina.

Words nearby dum spiro, spero

dulosis, dulse, duluth, dulwich, duly, dum spiro, spero, dum vivimus, vivamus, dum-dum, duma, dumaguete, dumas

dum vivimus, vivamus

[ doo m wee-wi-moo s, wi-wah-moo s; English duhm viv-i-muh s, vi-vey-muh s ]

/ dʊm ˈwi wɪˌmʊs, wɪˈwɑ mʊs; English dʌm ˈvɪv ɪ məs, vɪˈveɪ məs /

while we are alive, let us live.

The Senate will have to expedite its usual clock to do that, and that requires...dum da-dum...unanimous consent.

The Senate's (Hoped For) Cease-Fire |Michael Tomasky |October 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
We had turned a sharp corner and there about a hundred yards ahead of us was Dum.

At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed
Dum and Dee are the same old Tweedles, the very most charming and agreeable persons in the world.

Vacation with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed
"Dum, I didn't mean to be grouchy," said the repentant Dee, as soon as we got out of sight of Claire.

Tripping with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed

"That's to make up for treating us the way he did last night," said Dum, buttering her cakes as she sat up in bed.

At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed
"I'd rather be able to go like a dog, the way Mary can, than make the finest statue of one that ever was done," sighed Dum.

At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed