adieu
gb/ədˈu/ us/ədˈu/
C1
Angličtina
~ 8500
Isten veled!, búcsú
C1
LITERARY
1
Isten veled!
B2
Vzorec užití:
Adieu, [someone].
He turned at the door and whispered, “Adieu, my love.”
Az ajtóban még visszafordult, és azt suttogta: „Isten veled, szerelmem.”
With a final glance at the old house, she murmured, “Adieu, childhood.”
Egy utolsó pillantást vetett a régi házra, és halkan ezt mondta: „Isten veled, gyerekkor.”
The letter ended with a simple line: “Adieu, until we meet again.”
They raised their glasses and cried, “Adieu, old year, and welcome the new!”
As the ship pulled away from the harbor, passengers called out, “Adieu, France!”
Učební příklady
The old man smiled and said, “Adieu, my friend.”
Az öregember elmosolyodott, és azt mondta: „Isten veled, barátom.”
She waved and cried, “Adieu!” as the train left.
Integetett, és azt kiáltotta: „Isten veled!”, ahogy a vonat elindult.
In the movie, the hero says “Adieu” before he goes to war.
He wrote “Adieu” at the end of his last email.
The poet ends the poem with the word “Adieu.”
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes think “adieu” is normal, everyday English like “goodbye”, but in modern use it sounds literary, old-fashioned, or joking. It is also often confused in spelling with “ado” (as in “much ado about nothing”), which is a completely different word and meaning.
Význam
Goodbye; farewell (formal/literary)
Kolokace
Adieu, my friend
|Adieu, sir
|Adieu, Paris
|Adieu forever
Synonyma
goodbye (The normal, everyday word; much more common and neutral in modern English.)
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farewell (More formal or emotional than ‘goodbye’, but still more common than ‘adieu’.)
Antonyma
hello (Used when meeting or greeting someone, the opposite situation of saying ‘adieu’.)
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welcome (Expresses pleasure at someone’s arrival, instead of marking their departure.)
Témata
social
|emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A formal or literary way to say ‘goodbye’ when you leave someone or something.
Used when parting from someone or something, meaning ‘goodbye’ or ‘farewell’, especially in formal or literary style.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
LITERARY
2
búcsú
A2
Vzorec užití:
to bid adieu to [someone/something]
She wrote a long adieu to her colleagues before leaving the company.
Mielőtt elhagyta a céget, hosszú búcsúlevelet írt a kollégáinak.
On the last page of his diary he penned a quiet adieu to his youth.
Naplója utolsó oldalára csendes búcsút írt ifjúságának.
They gathered at the station to offer a tearful adieu to the travelers.
The speech was less a political statement than an adieu to public life.
With a fond adieu, he stepped onto the plane and disappeared into the crowd.
Učební příklady
He sent an email as an adieu to his team.
Búcsúként e-mailt küldött a csapatának.
The book ends with an adieu to the city.
A könyv a várostól való búcsúval ér véget.
They met for dinner to say their adieu.
Her short adieu made everyone in the room cry.
The singer’s last song was an adieu to her fans.
Častá chyba:
Learners may not realize that “adieu” as a noun is usually used in fixed phrases like “bid adieu” and sounds formal or literary. Many try to use it where “goodbye” or “farewell” would be more natural in modern speech. Spelling confusion with the plural forms “adieus” and “adieux” is also common.
Význam
A farewell; the act of saying goodbye
Kolokace
bid adieu
|final adieu
|tearful adieu
|sad adieu
|fond adieu
Synonyma
farewell (Very close in meaning; slightly more common and can be used in both formal and poetic styles.)
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goodbye (More common and less formal; not usually used in poetic fixed phrases like “bid adieu”.)
Antonyma
greeting (Refers to welcoming or saying hello, the opposite social moment from an adieu.)
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welcome (Expresses reception and acceptance rather than parting or separation.)
Témata
social
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A formal or literary word for a goodbye, or the act of saying goodbye.
A farewell or the act of saying goodbye, especially in formal, literary, or emotional contexts.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
adieu
IPA
GB/ədˈu/
US/ədˈu/
Slabiky a přízvuk
adieu (1 slabika)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: adieu
- Plural: adieu, adieus, adieux
Příbuzná slova
Forms
adieus
noun
adieux
noun
Výrazy
bid adieu (to [someone/something])
1/bˈɪd ədˈu tə sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
Say a formal or ceremonial goodbye
To say a formal or serious goodbye to a person, place, or thing.
Příklady
- At the farewell dinner, she rose to bid adieu to the company she had served for thirty years.
- We gathered on the hilltop to bid adieu to the town we had called home.
- In his final column, the journalist bid adieu to his loyal readers.
kiss something adieu
1/kˈɪs sˈʌmθɪŋ ədˈu/
idiom
informal
Accept that something is gone
To accept that you will lose something or that something will not happen.
Příklady
- If we miss this deadline, we can kiss the contract adieu.
- After the injury, he knew he could kiss his dream of playing professionally adieu.
- Spend all your savings on that car and you can kiss your holiday plans adieu.
say adieu to [something]
1/sˈeɪ ədˈu tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
literary
Say goodbye to something left behind
To say goodbye to something you are leaving or will not have anymore.
Příklady
- With this new policy, many drivers must say adieu to free parking.
- As the city modernizes, residents are saying adieu to many historic buildings.
- She said adieu to her quiet life and moved to a busy capital city.
wave adieu
1/wˈeɪv ədˈu/
fixed phrase
literary
Wave while saying goodbye
To wave your hand as you say a formal or emotional goodbye.
Příklady
- The children stood on the platform to wave adieu as the train pulled away.
- She turned to wave adieu one last time before disappearing into the crowd.