au revoir
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French au revoir, with relatively formal but otherwise identical meaning, possibly due to the cumbersome nature of formal English equivalents.
Pronunciation
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Interjection
au revoir
- 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.
- 2001 November 23, Jack Hassell, “Au Revoir!”, Object Management Group, mail archive, www.omg.org [1]
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
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
Translations
Translations
French
Etymology
au + revoir, literally "until the reseeing".
Pronunciation
Interjection
Synonyms
- (informal) salut
- (informal) à plus tard
- (informal) à plus
- (informal) bye
- (informal) bye-bye
- (informal) ciao
- (informal) à la revoyure
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