farewell

fare·well

 (fâr-wĕl′)

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

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fare•well

(ˌfɛərˈwɛl)

interj.

1. good-bye; may you fare well: Farewell, friends.

n.

2. an expression of good wishes at parting: to make one's farewells.

3. leave-taking; departure: a friendly farewell.

4. a party for a person who is about to retire from a job, depart on a trip, etc.

adj.

5. parting; valedictory; final.

[1325–75]

Fare•well

(ˌfɛərˈwɛl)

n.

Cape, a cape in S Greenland: the most southerly point of Greenland.

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farewell

Past participle: farewelled
Gerund: farewelling

Imperative

farewell

farewell

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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, goodby, good-by, goodbye, good-bye, 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

1. 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

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

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farewell

noun

A separation of two or more people:

adieu, good-bye, leave-taking, parting, valediction.

adjective

Of, done, given, or said on departing:

departing, good-bye, parting, valedictory.

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Translations

كلمة الوَداعوداعاً

na rozloučenourozloučenísbohem

afskedfarvelfarvel-

AbschiedLebe wohl!Leben Sie wohl!Lebewohl

αντίοαποχαιρετισμός

adiaŭ

adiósdespedida

adieuau revoir

kveîja; bottförvertu sæll!

addioseparazione

atsisveikinimaslikite sveikas!sudiev!

ardievu! sveiki!atvadasatvadu-

adjøfarvel

прощайпрощайтепрощальныйпрощание

na rozlúčkurozlúčkazbohom

slovo

Allaha ısmarladıkayrılıkElvedaveda

再见告别

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'adieuxfar-fetched [ˌfɑː^rˈfɛtʃt] adj [story, idea] → tiré(e) par les cheveuxfar-flung [ˌfɑː^rˈflʌŋ] adj

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

farewell

(feəˈwel) noun

an act of saying goodbye. They said their farewells at the station; (also adjective) a farewell dinner. vaarwel, afskeid, afskeidsgroet كلمة الوَداع сбогуване despedida rozloučení; na rozloučenou das Lebewohl, Abschieds-... afsked; farvel; farvel- αποχαιρετισμός, αποχαιρετιστήριοςdespedida hüvastijätt خداحافظی hyvästely 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- avskjedpożegnanie خدای پامنی despedida (de) adio прощание rozlúčka; na rozlúčku slovo oproštaj avsked การกล่าวลา veda, ayrılık 告別 прощання; прощальний الوداع lời chào tạm biệt 告别

interjection

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

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