Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
farvel
English translation:
goodbye/farewell
Added to glossary by
Nina Engberg
Oct 30, 2001 15:16
22 yrs ago
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Danish term
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farvel
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My Danish friend said "farvel" and he wouldn't tell me what it meant. He just said, "it's danish, don't worry about it." Could you please translate?
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Nina Engberg
United States
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Native in: Swedish (Variant: Rikssvenska)
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, Swedish
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goodbye/farewell
none
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
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Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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see you later; so long; bye; bye-bye; cherio; adieu
A few more alternatives!
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Michael Tettinek
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Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Danish to English, Danish to German, and 11 more.
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17
goodbye; bye-bye; farewell
I agree with the first answer, however adding the informal form bye-bye.
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lone mikkelsen
Native in Danish
loneabc
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, German to Danish, French to Danish
good bye
fare the well (hope everything goes well for you and see you again)
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goodbye
The English farewell is related to farvel and that's really what the Danish word means (fare + well). Today, however, the meaning is goodbye.
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