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Aufwiederhoren

English translation: Bye-bye, Until soon,


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German term or phrase:Aufwiederhoren
English translation:Bye-bye, Until soon,
Entered by: Elinor Thomas
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German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - unspecified
German term or phrase: Aufwiederhoren
At end of email like "best wishes"
David W. Schultze
Bye-bye, Until soon,
Explanation:
Auf Wiederhören = until we hear from each other again
Auf Wiedersehen = until we see each other again
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 00:23
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Bye-bye, Until soon,
Mats Wiman
5Talk to you soon
Elinor Thomas
4Speak to you soon
Mary Worby


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bye-bye, Until soon,


Explanation:
Auf Wiederhören = until we hear from each other again
Auf Wiedersehen = until we see each other again


    13 years in Germany
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 1498
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agree  Gerard Reid: Until we hear from each other again!
9 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Speak to you soon


Explanation:
It's normally the version of the German goodbye (Auf Wiedersehen = literally 'until we see each other again) used on the phone, but the Germans being literal souls, they have adapted it to 'until we hear each other again' for the telephone, because you are not actually seeing the other person!

The above is probably the closest English equivalent, or just something simple like 'regards', 'all the best' or 'take care'.

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2762

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Gerard Reid: Too informal
6 mins
  -> We live in an informal age!! It's impossible to make any judgements without knowing the exact situation ((-:
agree  Michaela Müller: Mary, don't mind. Your answer is good and not less formal than the one G.Reid agreed on.Greetings
1 hr
  -> Thanks Michaela! I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over it! (-:
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Talk to you soon


Explanation:
would be a possibility.
Aufwiederhören means look forward to hear from you again.
So, the English equivalent would be talk to you soon.

HTH :-)


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Elinor Thomas
Argentina
Local time: 19:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Gerard Reid: Too informal
4 mins
  -> Great! Why didn't you propose your formal version?
agree  Mats Wiman: Indeed! Gerard should apply a more constructive approach!
1 hr
  -> Hi Mats! You know me from other language pairs, and know that I never reject a constructive criticism, but I am really fed up of people criticising without their own proposal! :-))
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