l'adieu
masculine
/adjø/
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Translation
farewell, goodbye
Word origin
A contraction of the phrase à Dieu ('to God'), short for je vous recommande à Dieu ('I commend you to God'). It parallels Spanish adiós and English 'goodbye', itself a contraction of 'God be with you'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ad Deum
- English cognates
- adieu
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraladieuxirregular
Examples
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He said his goodbyes to his whole family before leaving.
, , .
Farewell, my friend, we shall probably never meet again.
déchirant quai .
It was a heartbreaking farewell on the station platform.
chanteuse concert ' .
The singer gave her farewell concert last night.
', .
Without a word of farewell, she left the room.
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