adieu

a·dieu  (-dy, -d)

interj.

Used to express farewell.

n. pl. a·dieus or a·dieux (-dyz, -dz)

A farewell.

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[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).]

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adieu [əˈdjuː (French) adjø]

sentence substitute & n pl adieus, adieux [əˈdjuːz (French) adjø]

goodbye; farewell

[from Old French, from a to + dieu God]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

adieu - a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

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adieu

noun goodbye, parting, farewell, leave-taking, valediction, congé We said our adieus and left.

Translations

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

adieu (old, liter)

n → Adieu nt, → Lebewohl nt (old); to say one’s adieus → Adieu or adieu sagen (old), → Abschied nehmen

interj → adieu (old); to bid somebody adieu → jdm Adieu or adieu or Lebewohl sagen (old)

adieu [əˈdjuː] n → addio