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good bye

German translation: Auf Wiedersehen

18:17 Nov 21, 2001
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: good bye
just saying good bye
ronald sheehan
German translation:Auf Wiedersehen
Explanation:
Einfach "Auf Wiedersehen" sagen.

This is the most neutral expression. There are many local expressions, though:

Tschüss - North
Adee - Southwest
Pfürti - Bavaria
and others
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Hans-Henning Judek
Local time: 12:40
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Auf Wiedersehen
Hans-Henning Judek
4 +4Auf wiedersehen
Pro Lingua
4 +1Bis bald
RWSTranslation
4 +1Tschüss
HMN.Berlin (X)
4mich verabschieden
NickWatson


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Auf wiedersehen


Explanation:
No explanation necessary

Pro Lingua
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in pair: 157

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Myers
2 hrs
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
3 hrs
agree  RWSTranslation: but: Auf Wiedersehen
6 hrs
  -> Thanks. Yes I know.
agree  TransHispania
20 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Auf Wiedersehen


Explanation:
Einfach "Auf Wiedersehen" sagen.

This is the most neutral expression. There are many local expressions, though:

Tschüss - North
Adee - Southwest
Pfürti - Bavaria
and others


    German native (what more could I say :-)
Hans-Henning Judek
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 397
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Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pro Lingua: Da ist nichts hinzuzufügen.
3 mins
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): And one more regional variation: Auf Wiederschauen
30 mins
agree  ChristinaT: another regional variation: (just to add my share) Mach's gut!
4 hrs
agree  Geri Linda Metterle: How about the Austrian papa?
4 hrs
agree  Michaela Müller: Also used: Ahoi and Tschau (Ciao)
11 hrs
agree  queenspeed (X)
14 hrs
agree  TransHispania
20 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bis bald


Explanation:
umgangssprachlich auch manchmal verwendet

natürlich keine direkte Übersetzung

RWSTranslation
Germany
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 173

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TransHispania
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mich verabschieden


Explanation:
auch eine eher formale Möglichkeit of saying goodbye.


NickWatson
Germany
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 15
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tschüss


Explanation:
an informal way of saying good bye more employed in the northern part of Germany


    native knowledge
HMN.Berlin (X)
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TransHispania
8 hrs
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