See good riddance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Mrs Inconſiderate, alſo replyed, ſaying, avvay vvith ſuch Fantaſtical Fools from the Tovvn, a good riddance, for my par[t], I ſay, of her. Should ſhe ſtay vvhere ſhe dvvels, and retain this her mind, vvho could live quietly by her? for ſhe vvill either be dumpiſh or unneighbourly, or talk of ſuch matters as no vviſe body can abide: […]",
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"text": "And the nephew says good riddance, / And the uncle says good riddance, / And the Aunt, she says good riddance, / And the cousins say good riddance, / All the household in a chorus, / Singing in a household chorus, / Bid the boys good bye, and also— / Bid the boys good riddance also, / \"No more walking says the uncle— / Walking up and down the school room / Teaching little boys their letters, / Bothering my brains with school boys, / Bothering their brains with letters.[\"]",
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"text": "After 50 years of farming, [Maurice] Fisch too has left the ostrich business, and says good riddance. […] Ostriches, says Fisch, are \"stupid birds that just had nice feathers.\"",
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"roman": "raḥīl ḡayr maʔsūf ʕalayhi",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "a Arxel, que ye tierra caliente"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "yaxşı yol"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "yol açıqdır"
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"note": "дүрт яғы ҡибла (dürt yağı qibla, literally “his/her four directions are qibla”)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"note": "дүрт яғың ҡибла (dürt yağıñ qibla, literally “your four directions are qibla”)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "abrúsam daróha",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "абру́сам даро́га"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"note": "ба́ба з калёс — калёсам лягчэ́й (bába z kaljós — kaljósam ljahčéj)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bon vent i barca nova"
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "hou² haang⁴ gaap³ m⁴ sung³",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "好行夾唔送 /好行夹唔送"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎozǒu bù sòng",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "好走不送"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sòng wēnshén",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "送瘟神"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zàiyě bùjiàn",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "再也不見 /再也不见"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhōngyú bǎituō le",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "終於擺脫了 /终于摆脱了"
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"word": "liever kwijt dan rijk"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "opgeruimd staat netjes"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ĝis neniam"
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "head teed tal minna"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "tervemenoa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bon débarras"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bon vent"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "auf Nimmerwiedersehen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "wurde auch Zeit"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "otherwise no real idiomatic saying"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"note": "but commonly something like gut, dass wir den/das/die los sind",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "kalá xekoumpídia",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "καλά ξεκουμπίδια"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "baruch shepetaranu",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ברוך שפטרנו"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "jó, hogy megszabadultunk tőle"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "nem fog hiányozni"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "nem fogunk könnyeket hullatni érte"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "nem kár érte"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "farið hefur fé betra"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bliain mhaith i diaidh"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "a mai più rivederci"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "che liberazione"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "tanti saluti"
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"alt": "やっかいばらい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakkaibarai",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "厄介払い"
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"alt": "やくはらい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakuharai",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "厄払い"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "be salâmat",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "به سلامت"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "baba z wozu, koniom lżej"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "droga wolna"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "krzyżyk/krzyż na drogę"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "já vai tarde"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adio și n-am cuvinte"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ducă-se!"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "du-te!"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "drum bun!"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "ба́ба с во́зу — кобы́ле ле́гче (bába s vózu — kobýle léxče, literally “when an old woman leaves the cart, the mare feels easier”)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "ска́тертью доро́га (skátertʹju doróga, literally “let the road be like a tablecloth”)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ithe lastima!"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "siubhal a' chlamhain"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "'s math cuidhteas e"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "zbogom i ne vraćaj se! /збогом и не враћај се!"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adiós Madrid, que te quedes sin gente"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adiós y buen viaje"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adiós y hasta nunca"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "a enemigo que huye, puente de plata"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "al fin"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "con viento fresco"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"tags": [
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"word": "cruz y raya"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "hasta nunca"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"tags": [
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"word": "irse en hora mala"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"tags": [
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"verb"
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"word": "irse noramala"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "¡ya era hora!"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "por fin"
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{
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"word": "終於擺脫了 /终于摆脱了"
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"word": "opgeruimd staat netjes"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "head teed tal minna"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "tervemenoa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bon débarras"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bon vent"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "auf Nimmerwiedersehen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "wurde auch Zeit"
},
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "otherwise no real idiomatic saying"
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"note": "but commonly something like gut, dass wir den/das/die los sind",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "καλά ξεκουμπίδια"
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"roman": "baruch shepetaranu",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ברוך שפטרנו"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "jó, hogy megszabadultunk tőle"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "nem fog hiányozni"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "nem fogunk könnyeket hullatni érte"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "nem kár érte"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "farið hefur fé betra"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bliain mhaith i diaidh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "a mai più rivederci"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "che liberazione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "tanti saluti"
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"alt": "やっかいばらい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakkaibarai",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "厄介払い"
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"alt": "やくはらい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakuharai",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "厄払い"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "be salâmat",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "به سلامت"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "baba z wozu, koniom lżej"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "droga wolna"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "krzyżyk/krzyż na drogę"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "já vai tarde"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adio și n-am cuvinte"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ducă-se!"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "du-te!"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "drum bun!"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "ба́ба с во́зу — кобы́ле ле́гче (bába s vózu — kobýle léxče, literally “when an old woman leaves the cart, the mare feels easier”)",
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "ска́тертью доро́га (skátertʹju doróga, literally “let the road be like a tablecloth”)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ithe lastima!"
},
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "siubhal a' chlamhain"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "'s math cuidhteas e"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "zbogom i ne vraćaj se! /збогом и не враћај се!"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adiós Madrid, que te quedes sin gente"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adiós y buen viaje"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "adiós y hasta nunca"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "a enemigo que huye, puente de plata"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "al fin"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "con viento fresco"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "¡ya era hora!"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "por fin"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "qué alivio"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "que te vayás"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "tanta paz lleves como descanso dejas"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "bli kvitt (något eller någon)"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "lycklig resa"
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ไป ๆ ซะได้ก็ดี"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "dii maak",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ดีมาก"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "gidişi olsun, dönüşü olmasın"
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"note": "ба́ба з во́за — коня́м ле́гше (bába z vóza — konjám léhše)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"roman": "skátertju doróha",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "ска́тертю доро́га"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "skatertýnoju doróha",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "скатерти́ною доро́га"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "đỡ nợ"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "rảnh nợ"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "vĩnh biệt"
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"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
"word": "gwynt teg ar ei hôl"
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"word": "leaver kwyt as ryk"
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"note": "ברוך שפּטרני (borekh shepotrane, literally “blessed be He who has freed me”)",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome"
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"roman": "a sheyne reyne kapore",
"sense": "used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome",
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