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German
Etymology
Blend of auf Wiedersehen (“farewell”, literally “that meet again, till we meet again”) + nimmer (“never again”), literally, “that we may never see again”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ˌnɪmɐˈviːdɐseː(ə)n/, /aʊ̯f ˈnɪmɐˌviːdɐseː(ə)n/
Interjection
auf Nimmerwiedersehen
- (informal, often humorous) good riddance!, see you never!
Adverb
auf Nimmerwiedersehen
- (with verschwinden or other verbs indicating departure) never to be seen again
Ihre Unterlagen sind auf Nimmerwiedersehen verschwunden.- Their documents disappeared, never to be seen again.
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