adieu
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a·dieu
(ə-dyo͞o′, ə-do͞o′)interj.
Used to express farewell.
n. pl. a·dieus or a·dieux (ə-dyo͞oz′, ə-do͞oz′)
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; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).]
adieu
(əˈdjuː; French adjø)sentence substitute, n, pl adieus or adieux (əˈdjuːz; French adjø)
goodbye; farewell
[C14: from Old French, from a to + dieu God]
a•dieu
(əˈdu, əˈdyu)interj., n., pl. a•dieus, a•dieux.
good-bye; farewell.
[1325–75; < Middle French, literally, to God; compare adios]
adieu
A French word for farewell. The literal meaning is (I commend you) to God.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() bye-bye, cheerio, good day, goodby, good-by, goodbye, good-bye, sayonara, so long, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting |
adieu
noun goodbye, parting, farewell, leave-taking, valediction, congé We said our adieus and left.
adieu
nounA separation of two or more people:
Translations
adieufarewell
agyő
zbogom
adieu
[əˈdjuː]A. EXCL → ¡adiós!
B. N (adieus or adieux (pl)) [əˈdjuːz] (frm) → adiós m
to bid adieu to [+ person] → despedirse de; [+ thing] → renunciar a, abandonar
to say one's adieus or adieux → despedirse
to bid adieu to [+ person] → despedirse de; [+ thing] → renunciar a, abandonar
to say one's adieus or adieux → despedirse