au revoir

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French with relatively formal but otherwise identical meaning, possibly due to the cumbersome nature of formal English equivalents.

Pronunciation

(RP) Run together as IPA: /ˌəʊɹəˈvwɑː/ or IPA: /əʊɹˈvwɑː/, or pronounced as in French, IPA: /oˌʁə.vwaʁ/ or IPA: /ɔʁ.vwaʁ/.

Interjection

au revoir

1. Goodbye till we meet again.
   • 2001 November 23, Jack Hassell, “Au Revoir!”, Object Management Group, mail archive, www.omg.org [1]

     After about 40++ TC meetings and over seven years, it's time to say "au revoir" - at least for now.

Synonyms

• addio, adeus, adieu, adios, aloha, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, good-by, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, shalom, so long

Quotations

• 2000 January 22, Philipp Goedicke, Carl Kasell (announcer), “Listener Limerick Challenge”, Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio

  Though about it the South used to brag / I’m afraid it’s become such a drag / We should say au revoir / To the old stars and bars

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French

Etymology

au +‎ revoir, literally "until the reseeing".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /o.ʁə.vwaʁ/ or IPA: /ɔʁ.vwaʁ/

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Interjection

au revoir

1. goodbye

Synonyms

• (informal) salut, à plus tard, à plus

Anagrams

• ouvrerai