say goodbye

dire au revoir

Adresser des mots ou un geste d’au revoir à quelqu’un quand l’un des deux s’en va.

En anglais simple : To use words or a gesture to wish someone well when you or they leave.

• Say goodbye to your friends.
• We said goodbye and went home.
• Did you say goodbye to Grandma before leaving?

Comment l'utiliser : say goodbye to someone (I said goodbye to my sister at the station.)

Synonymes : say farewell, bid farewell

Contraires : say hello

Expressions courantes : say goodbye politely, say goodbye now, say goodbye properly

dire adieu, se débarrasser

Ne plus avoir quelque chose ou ne plus avoir besoin de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To stop having something or stop needing to do something.

• Say goodbye to long waits.
• After that repair bill, we said goodbye to our savings.
• This new bus route lets us say goodbye to expensive taxis.

Comment l'utiliser : say goodbye to something (With this dishwasher, you can say goodbye to washing dishes by hand.)

Synonymes : lose, be rid of

Expressions courantes : say goodbye forever, say goodbye permanently

se séparer, faire ses adieux

Quitter quelqu’un ou quelque chose, ou mettre fin à une relation.

En anglais simple : To leave someone or something behind, or end a relationship.

• We knew it was time to say goodbye.
• He said goodbye to his hometown and moved abroad.
• After years together, they finally said goodbye.

Comment l'utiliser : say goodbye to someone/something (She decided to say goodbye to her old life.)

Synonymes : part ways, leave, separate

Contraires : reunite

Expressions courantes : say goodbye forever, say goodbye finally