What does au revoir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word au revoir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use au revoir in French.

The word au revoir in French means goodbye, goodbye, farewell, it's only goodbye for now, it's only goodbye for a little while, Auld Lang Syne, say goodbye to, say goodbye to , wave goodbye to, say goodbye to each other. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word au revoir

goodbye

interjection (formule de départ)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Au revoir ! Et à demain.
Goodbye! See you tomorrow.

goodbye, farewell

nom masculin invariable (congé, adieu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la gare, on peut voir de très longs et émouvants au revoir.
At the station you can see very long and emotional farewells.

it's only goodbye for now, it's only goodbye for a little while

(nous nous reverrons)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Auld Lang Syne

(chanson) (song)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

say goodbye to

(saluer [qqn] pour le quitter)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

say goodbye to , wave goodbye to

(figuré (abandonner [qch]) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

say goodbye to each other

(se saluer pour se séparer)

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