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riddance

 
Dictionary: rid·dance   (rĭd'ns) pronunciation
n.
  1. A deliverance from or removal of something unwanted or undesirable: "Compeyson took it easy as a good riddance for both sides" (Charles Dickens).
  2. The act of ridding: riddance of household pests.

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noun

  1. The act of getting rid of something useless or used up: disposal, dumping, elimination, jettison. See keep/release.
  2. The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, eradication, liquidation, purge, removal. See keep/release.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the act of removing or getting rid of something
  Synonym: elimination

Meaning #2: the act of expelling someone
  Synonyms: ejection, exclusion, expulsion


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - befrielse

idioms:

  • Good riddance    gudskelov vi er fri for det

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwijtraken

Français (French)
n. - débarras

idioms:

  • Good riddance    bon débarras (excl)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Loswerden, Befreiung

idioms:

  • Good riddance    Gott sei Dank ist er/es weg!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απαλλαγή, γλύτωμα, ξεφόρτωμα

idioms:

  • Good riddance    στον αγύριστο!, ξεκουμπίδια!

Italiano (Italian)
liberazione

idioms:

  • Good riddance!    che liberazione!

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ato de liberar-se

idioms:

  • Good riddance!    Bons ventos o levem!

Русский (Russian)
избавление, устранение

idioms:

  • Good riddance!    скатертью дорога!, баба с возу - кобыле легче

Español (Spanish)
n. - liberación

idioms:

  • Good riddance    ¡vete con viento fresco!, ¡qué alivio!, Por fin se fueron!

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - befrielse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
摆脱, 驱逐, 除去

idioms:

  • Good riddance    可喜的摆脱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 擺脫, 驅逐, 除去

idioms:

  • Good riddance    可喜的擺脫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 면함, 제거함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 免れること, 除去

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تخليص, تحرير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮היפטרות‬


 
 
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