Farewell

Fare·well  (fâr-wl, fârwl), Cape

The southernmost point of Greenland.

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fare·well  (fâr-wl)

interj.

Used to express goodbye.

n.

1. An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.

2. The act of departing or taking leave.

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[Middle English fare wel : imperative of faren, to fare; see fare + wel, well; see well².]

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farewell [ˌfɛəˈwɛl]

sentence substitute

goodbye; adieu

n

1. a parting salutation

2. an act of departure; leave-taking

3. (modifier) expressing leave-taking a farewell speech

vb (tr)

Austral and NZ to honour (a person) at his departure, retirement, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting word of farewell acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long, adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye - a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" bon voyage, send-off - an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture good morning, morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell good afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell good night - a conventional expression of farewell
	2.	farewell - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" leave-taking, parting, leave departure, going, going away, leaving - the act of departing valediction - the act of saying farewell

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farewell

interjection

goodbye, bye (informal), so long, see you, take care, good morning, bye-bye (informal), good day, all the best, good night, good evening, good afternoon, see you later, ciao (Italian), have a nice day (U.S.), adieu (French), au revoir (French), be seeing you, auf Wiedersehen (German), adios (Spanish), mind how you go 'Farewell, lad, and may we meet again soon.'

noun

goodbye, parting, departure, leave-taking, adieu, valediction, sendoff (informal), adieux or adieus a touching farewell

Translations

farewell [fɛəˈwel]

A. N → adiós m; (= ceremony) → despedida f
to bid farewell (to sb) → despedirse(de algn)
to say one's farewells → despedirse
you can say farewell to your wallet (fig) → te puedes ir despidiendo de tu cartera

B. EXCL (liter) → ¡adiós!

C. CPD farewell dinner N → cena f de despedida
farewell party N → fiesta f de despedida

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farewell [ˌfɛə^rˈwɛl]

excl → adieu m
to bid sb farewell → dire adieu à qn

n → adieu m
to say one's farewells → faire ses adieux

modif [party, dinner] → d'adieux; [tour] → d'adieux; [speech, address] → d'adieux
far-fetched [ˌfɑː^rˈfɛtʃt] adj [story, idea] → tiré(e) par les cheveux
far-flung [ˌfɑː^rˈflʌŋ] adj

(= remote) [place] → reculé(e)
far-left [ˌfɑː^rˈlɛft] adj
a far-left group → un groupe d'extrême gauche

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farewell

n → Abschied m; to say or make one’s farewells → sich verabschieden; (before a longer absence) → Abschied nehmen; to bid somebody farewell → jdm Auf Wiedersehen or Lebewohl (old) → sagen; to say farewell to something (fig) → von etw Abschied nehmen

interj (old) → lebt wohl (old); (to friend, sweetheart) → leb(e) wohl (old)

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farewell in cpds → Abschieds-; farewell speech → Abschiedsrede f

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farewell [ˌfɛəˈwɛl]

1. n & excl → addio
to bid farewell (to sb) → salutare (qn), dire addio (a qn)

2. adj (party) → d'addio; (dinner, speech) → d'addio, di commiato

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farewell [ˌfɛəˈwɛl]

1. n & excl → addio
to bid farewell (to sb) → salutare (qn), dire addio (a qn)

2. adj (party) → d'addio; (dinner, speech) → d'addio, di commiato

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farewell

n farewell [feəˈwel]

an act of saying goodbye They said their farewells at the station; (also adjective ) a farewell dinner. vaarwel, afskeid, afskeidsgroet كلمة الوَداع сбогуване rozloučení; na rozloučenou afsked; farvel; farvel- das Lebewohl, Abschieds-... αποχαιρετισμός, αποχαιρετιστήριος despedida hüvastijätt خداحافظی hyvästely (d')adieu פְּרֵידָה विदाई से संबंधित oproštaj, rastanak; oproštajni búcsú perpisahan kveðja; bottför addio; di addio 別れ 작별의 말 atsisveikinimas atvadas; atvadu- perpisahan afscheid; afscheids- avskjed pożegnanie despedida (de) adio прощание rozlúčka; na rozlúčku slovo oproštaj avsked การกล่าวลา veda, ayrılık 告別 прощання; прощальний الوداع lời chào tạm biệt 告别

interj

goodbye Farewell for ever!' she cried. vaarwel, tot weersiens وداعاً сбогом sbohem farvel Lebe(n Sie) wohl! αντίο ¡adiós! hüvasti خدانگهدار hyvästi adieu! שָׁלוֹם विदाई, अलविदा Zbogom! Isten veled! selamat berpisah! vertu sæll! addio さようなら 안녕 likite sveikas! sudiev! ardievu! sveiki! selamat tinggal vaarwel adjø, farvel żegnaj! adeus Adio! прощай(те)! zbohom zbogom zbogom farväl, adjö ลาก่อน Allaha ısmarladık, Elveda 再見 до побачення!, всього найкращого! !الوداع tạm biệt 再见