dire adieu

Meanings

Verb

1. to farewell, to bid farewell, to take one's leave, to say goodbye

2. to kiss goodbye (figuratively)

Examples11

Je ne veux pas te dire adieu.

I don't want to say goodbye to you.

Je suis venue simplement pour dire adieu.

I just dropped in to say goodbye.

J'étais à l'aéroport pour lui dire adieu.

I have been to the airport to see him off.

Ils étaient à l'aéroport pour lui dire adieu.

They were at the airport to say goodbye to him.

Elles étaient à l'aéroport pour lui dire adieu.

They were at the airport to say goodbye to him.

se dire adieu

to say goodbye