"Wiedersehen macht Freude" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [German]

Audio: De-Wiedersehen macht Freude.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “seeing again brings pleasure”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|seeing again brings pleasure}} “seeing again brings pleasure”, {{lit|seeing again brings pleasure}} Literally, “seeing again brings pleasure” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} Wiedersehen macht Freude
  1. (literally) seeing (each other), meeting up again brings pleasure Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-Wiedersehen_macht_Freude-de-phrase-iEpK4ZZP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. (by extension, humorous, euphemistic) Said to hint at the fact that the speaker would like a borrowed item back. Tags: broadly, euphemistic, humorous
    Sense id: en-Wiedersehen_macht_Freude-de-phrase-Xzr3Tetd Categories (other): German euphemisms

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