adiós

[ah-dee-OHS]

interjection/nounmasculinepl: adioses

adeus

1. A farewell expression used when parting from someone

She waved and said goodbye as the train departed.

Ela acenou e disse adeus quando o trem partiu.

2. An expression of farewell in informal or final contexts

Well, that's goodbye to our old house.

Bem, isso é adeus à nossa velha casa.

NYC Slang

bye / see ya

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

adeus / tchau

Both commonly used; tchau is more informal

Rio de Janeiro

tchau / falou

Informal register; falou is very colloquial

São Paulo

adeus / tchau

Both standard; no strong regional preference

Portugal

adeus / até logo

Adeus is formal; até logo is common for shorter separations

dizer adeus a algo

fazer adeus

adeus ao passado

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