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[[Doc:Ways to Say Goodbye in French]] | [[Doc:Ways to Say Goodbye in French]] | ||
=== Common Goodbyes === | === Common Goodbyes === | ||
| − | #Say "au revoir" in any setting.<ref name="rf11149" /> This is the standard French translation of the English “goodbye,” and it can be used in both casual and formal settings, with strangers and friends alike. | + | #Say "au revoir" in any setting.<ref name="rf11149">http://www.uwosh.edu/home_pages/faculty_staff/minniear/pages/LanguageAids.pdf</ref> This is the standard French translation of the English “goodbye,” and it can be used in both casual and formal settings, with strangers and friends alike. |
#*When said as a phrase, ''au revoir'' is usually translated directly to "goodbye." The phrase translates more closely to "to see again" or "to meet again," however. | #*When said as a phrase, ''au revoir'' is usually translated directly to "goodbye." The phrase translates more closely to "to see again" or "to meet again," however. | ||
#*''Au'' translates into "to." ''Revoir'' translates into ''see again,'' ''meet again,'' or ''revise.'' | #*''Au'' translates into "to." ''Revoir'' translates into ''see again,'' ''meet again,'' or ''revise.'' | ||
