10 – Adieu “Adieu” is almost last in my list because it's also no longer used in French. It literally means “See you (when we'll be with) God”.
Au revoir.
(Oh reh-vwah) This is the most common ways of saying goodbye in French, and it's acceptable for the vast majority of situations, formal and informal. It literally means “until we each see each other again.
Salut. Goodbye, until next time. Au revoir, à la prochaine. See you soon.
Adieu also means goodbye in French. Au revoir means goodbye when it's expected that the two people will see each other again. Adieu, however, means goodbye forever. The word “adieu” is most commonly used when somebody passes away.
Adieu is a French word meaning "goodbye" that is commonly used in English, especially in the phrase "I bid you adieu!" Adieu is one of those borrowed foreign words we've tried to make our own. But why would someone say adieu instead of goodbye?
Comparable to the Spanish adios in that it literally means “to God,” adieu can be used interjectionally or as a noun often serving as the object of a verb like bid in a phrase that refers to a departure or sudden end.
Etymology. From Middle English adieu also adew, adewe, adue, from Old French adieu (“to God”), a shortening of a Dieu vous comant (“I commend you to God”), from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”).
(transitive) To say goodbye to, to bid farewell. Ladies, gentlemen, I bid you adieu.
Say goodbye, take leave of, as in It's beyond my bedtime, so I bid you all adieu, or I'll be glad to bid adieu to these crutches.
But to understand how the maneuver got its name, you have to know that for most of its history the act has been considered inexcusably rude. Thus, when the English called it “French leave,” they were insulting the French (and inaccurate stereotypes of French rudeness persist to this day).
French exit (plural French exits) (offensive) A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
The most important French greetings include bonjour (hello), enchanté(e) (nice to meet you), bonsoir (good evening/hello), salut (hi), coucou (hey), Ça fait longtemps, dis donc (long time no see), Âllo (hello), Ça va? (how are you?), tu vas bien? (have you been well?), quoi de neuf? (what's up?), au revoir!
Ciao is an Italian word often used in French too. The Italians use it to mean either "hi" or "bye", but in French it generally means "bye".
Signing off
Veuillez accepter, Messieurs (or Monsieur or Madame), mes salutations distinguées. Croyez, cher Monsieur (or chère Madame), à l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs.
Bonsoir Is Hello in the Evening and Goodbye
"Bonsoir" is mostly used to say "hello" when you arrive somewhere in the evening, we use it from time to time to say "goodbye". In that case, it means the same as "bonne soirée" = have a good evening.
It was used by an average of 5 percent of users each day, which still included millions of people. And even after a June 22 CNET article discouraged using ADIEU — because its abundance of vowels may interfere with the chance of getting some good consonants — it was still one of the top five guesses.
ado/ adieu
An ado is a fuss, and adieu is French for farewell. They sound similar but aren't exactly twins. Ado sounds like "uh-doo" and adieu is like "a-dyoo," you know, in a cool French accent. Say goodbye to getting them mixed up.
Word forms: adieus
Adieu means the same as goodbye.
In the years we worked together you were firstly my boss, and a friend second. Now, I look forward to being just your friend, and giving you a good ribbing when you deserve it! Goodbye, and all the best for the future. Throughout our time working together you have inspired me, challenged me, and taught me so much.
To say goodbye to someone. "Adieu" is a French valediction that literally means "to God." Unfortunately, I've got a train to catch, so I must bid you all adieu now. It was hard bidding college adieu, but I knew deep down that it was time to move on. 2.
Just keep in mind that while adios (goodbye) is a common daily expression in Spanish, addio is for truly cinematic moments in Italian.
German. In general, the dative (German: Dativ) is used to mark the indirect object of a German sentence. For example: Ich schickte dem Mann(e) das Buch. (literally: I sent "to the man" the book.)
Adieu means “goodbye.” The phrase “without further adieu” means “without further goodbyes.” In other words, “I'm outta here.” “I'm done hanging on and saying we should stay in touch and this-time-I-really-mean-it-I'm-going.”