adieu

interj.

Used to express farewell.

n., pl. a·dieus or a·dieux (ə-dyūz', ə-dūz').

A farewell.

[Middle English, from Old French a dieu, (I commend you) to God : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad–) + Dieu, God (from Latin deus).]

noun

A separation of two or more people: farewell, good-bye, leave-taking, parting, valediction. See approach/retreat.

n

Definition: parting remark or action
Antonyms: greeting, hello

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IN BRIEF: n. - A farewell remark.

Tutor's tip: Sometimes it is difficult to say "adieu" (goodbye) without making a big "ado" (fuss or bother) after a dinner party "a deux" (intimately for two).

Dansk (Danish)
int. - farvel, adjø
n. - farvel, afsked, afskedstagen

idioms:

• bid adieu    tage afsked

Nederlands (Dutch)
adieu

Français (French)
int. - adieu
n. - adieu

idioms:

• bid adieu    faire ses adieux

Deutsch (German)
int. - adieu, ade
n. - Adieu, Lebewohl

idioms:

• bid adieu    Lebewohl sagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - (ύστατος) αποχαιρετισμός, (στερνό) αντίο

idioms:

• bid adieu    αποχαιρετώ

Italiano (Italian)
addio

idioms:

• bid adieu    dire addio a

Português (Portuguese)
int. - adeus!

idioms:

• bid adieu    despedir-se

Русский (Russian)
прощаться, прощание

idioms:

• bid adieu    прощаться с кем-то

Español (Spanish)
int. - ¡adiós!
n. - ¡adiós!

idioms:

• bid adieu    decir adiós, despedirse

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - adjö, farväl

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
再见, 再会, 告别, 辞行

idioms:

• bid adieu    告别

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 再見, 再會
n. - 告別, 辭行

idioms:

• bid adieu    告別

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 안녕
n. - 고별

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いとまごい
int. - さようなら

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) وداعا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮שלום! (לפרידה)‬
n. - ‮ברבים: ברכת פרידה‬

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