English Explanatory Dictionary

au revoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Goodbye; till we meet again.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊ.ɹə ˈvwɑː/ /ɔːɹ ˈvwɑː/ /o.ʁə ˈvwaʁ/ /ɔʁ ˈvwaʁ/ /ˌoʊ.ɹə ˈvwɑɹ/ /ˌɑ.ɹə ˈvwɑɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-au revoir.wav

Word forms

au revoir

Etymology

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

Synonyms

adieu adios aloha arrivederci auf Wiedersehen au revoir badbye BCNU bye bye-bye catch you later ciao cheerio cheers cheery-bye chur farewell good day Godspeed hasta la vista baby have a nice day hooroo I have to love you and leave you keep it real late later laters peace out sayonara see ya see you see you after see you in the funny papers see you later see you later alligator shalom smell ya later smell you later so long take care ta-ta tatty bye tinkety-tonk toodle-oo toodle pip toodles TTFN ttyl
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