| 单词 | au revoir |
| 释义 | au revoir (once / 5642 pages) n Au revoir is the French way of saying goodbye. If you want to show off your knowledge of other languages, say "au revoir!" the next time you leave a room. In French, this farewell literally means "to the seeing again," and in English it's also used as a goodbye. There are many words in the international family of farewells, such as adieu (also French), adios (Spanish), arrivederci (Italian), sayonara (Japanese), and auf wiedersehen (German). In English, we say bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, goodbye, so long, and "see you later." WORD FAMILYau revoir USAGE EXAMPLESThe Northern Ireland football team have said "au revoir" to Belfast ahead of the European Championship finals. BBC(May 30, 2016) France is set to say au revoir to the couchette, as the country’s department of transport prepares to withdraw overnight train routes from Paris. The Guardian(May 10, 2016) Better to end things with bitter finality than the lingering pain of a sentimental au revoir, just like a human relationship. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2015) n a farewell remark Syn|Hyper adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long farewell, word of farewell an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting |
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