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Definition: Au Revoir |
Au RevoirNoun1. A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Au Revoir (French). "Good bye for the present." Literally, till seeing you again. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Au RevoirSynonyms: adieu (n), adios (n), arrivederci (n), auf wiedersehen (n), bye (n), bye-bye (n), cheerio (n), good day (n), goodby (n), good-by (n), goodbye (n), good-bye (n), sayonara (n), so long (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Departure | Interjection: begone!; (ejection); farewell! adieu! goodbye! good day! au revoir! fare you well! God bless you! God speed! all aboard! auf wiedersehen! au plaisir de vous revoir! bon voyage! gluckliche Reise! vive valeque! |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Au Revoir |
| Specialty definitions using "au revoir": HOLMES ♦ PATTI. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Au Revoir" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (bye, bye bye, cheerio, good bye, goodbye, pip pip, so long). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Au revoir M. Grock (1949) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Au revoir! I'll keep up with you just the same!. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Au Revoir. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "au revoir"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mirupafshim (adieu, bye, bye bye, good buy, good bye, so long). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | довиждане (cheerio, good bye, so long, ta-ta). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εισ το επανείδειν. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ל"תראות (adieu, be seen, cheerio, farewell, good bye, meet, so long). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | viszontlátásra (adieu, bye, bye bye, cheerio, farewell, good bye, goodbye, so long). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | オールトの雲 (all back, all locations, all pass, all risks, all-night, all-purpose, all-round, all-round player, almighty, aurora, euthanasia, good by, OAPEC, oasis, Oedipus, old boy, old fan, Old Guard, old maid, Old Parr, old power, old-fashioned, old-timer, Oort's cloud, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, Orlon, oyster). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | オールボアール (good by). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | auay evoirray sã ne vedem sãnãtoşi (I hope soon to see you again, see you again, till next time, till we meet again). (various references) до свидания (good bye, goodby, good-by, good-bye, so long, tata). (various references) doviđenja (good bye). (various references) hasta la vista (bye, bye bye, cheerio, good bye, goodbye, see you soon, so long). (various references) allahaısmarladık (adieu, good bye, goodbye), güle güle (ave, bye bye, farewell, good bye, goodbye, take care, take care of yourself), görüşmek üzere. (various references) до побачення (good afternoon, good bye, good evening, see you soon, so long). (various references) ch o tạm biệt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-o-r-r-u-v" | |
-2 letters: arrive, ourari, varier. | |
-3 letters: airer, aiver, aurei, ourie, raver, river, rover, uraei, urare, urari, vireo. | |
-4 letters: aero, arvo, aver, euro, orra, over, rare, rave, rear, rive, roar, roue, rove, ruer, urea, uvea, vair, vera, vier. | |
-5 letters: air, are, ave, avo, ear, eau, era, err, ire, oar, ora, ore, our, ova, rei, rev, ria, roe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-o-r-r-u-v" | |
+1 letter: savourier. | |
+3 letters: arboviruses, rotaviruses, vituperator. | |
+4 letters: boulevardier, overmaturity, parvoviruses, vituperators, vituperatory. | |
+5 letters: arteriovenous, boulevardiers, revolutionary, rhabdoviruses, subversionary. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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