Goodbye and Good luck!

German translation: Auf Wiedersehen/Wiederhören * und viel Glück!

04:05 Dec 1, 2004
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Goodbye and Good luck!
It's a thank you letter for the past contributions. and say goodbye
Ain
German translation:Auf Wiedersehen/Wiederhören * und viel Glück!
Explanation:
as the parties here probably do not know each other personally but the whole connection is based on correspondence, I would not necessarely go with "Wiedersehen" (see you again) but rather with "Wiederhören" (which you can interprete as "to hear from you again" as well as "to read from ...")

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on a less formal note, you could also say \"Ade und viel Glück!\"
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Auf Wiedersehen/Wiederhören * und viel Glück!
swisstell
4 +4Bis bald - und alles Gute!
Johanna Timm, PhD
5Tschüß und viel Glück
David Hollywood
3(nicht sicher ...)
MMUlr


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
goodbye and good luck!
Auf Wiedersehen/Wiederhören * und viel Glück!


Explanation:
as the parties here probably do not know each other personally but the whole connection is based on correspondence, I would not necessarely go with "Wiedersehen" (see you again) but rather with "Wiederhören" (which you can interprete as "to hear from you again" as well as "to read from ...")

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-12-01 04:16:10 GMT)
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on a less formal note, you could also say \"Ade und viel Glück!\"

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thank you, I chose this answer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Bollmann
3 hrs

agree  Derek Gill Franßen
3 hrs

agree  Tatjana Dujmic: I think "Wiederhören" only fits in a phone conversation
3 hrs

agree  Martina Frey: with Tatjana
4 hrs

neutral  Peter Gennet: "Wiederhören" is not appropriate to close a letter. And *Ade* is not typical for all german speaking regions.
4 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
goodbye and good luck!
Bis bald - und alles Gute!


Explanation:
noch eine Variante

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
I'm sorry, I don't understand that much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Gennet: unhyphenated, a good close for a letter *Bis bald und alles Gute*
3 hrs

agree  Maria Ferstl
5 hrs

agree  aleintra
8 hrs

agree  Kim Metzger
9 hrs
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The asker has declined this answer
Comment: I'm sorry, I don't understand that much.

7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
goodbye and good luck!
(nicht sicher ...)


Explanation:
... war des jetzt einfach nur ein "Dankeschön" an die Peers für frühere Hilfestellung, oder ist es als echte Übersetzungsfrage gemeint??

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MMUlr
Germany
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Hollywood: deshalb mein "Tschüss" ... ich sehe das eher als eine freundliche Verabschiedung
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
goodbye and good luck!
Tschüß und viel Glück


Explanation:
normal response

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or Tchüss

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Tschüss

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Tschüss

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if it\'s normal or slightly informal

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with a ! of course :)


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Note added at 9 hrs 26 mins (2004-12-01 13:32:13 GMT)
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The tone of the English would indicate the need for a fairly informal rendering :)

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I like Johanna\'s \"alles Gute\"

David Hollywood
Local time: 20:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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