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Valet
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See also: valet
German
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
Valet m (strong, genitive Valets, plural Valets)
- valet (personal attendant)
- (card games) jack
Declension
Declension of Valet [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin valēte (“farewell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Valet n (strong, genitive Valets, plural Valets)
- (dated, higher register) farewell
- Synonym: Lebewohl
- zu einer Sache Valet sagen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1964, 1:49, in Hannah Arendt im Gespräch mit Günter Gaus (Zur Person), spoken by Hannah Arendt:
- Meine Meinung ist, dass ich keine Philosophin bin. Ich habe meiner Meinung nach der Philosophie doch endgültig Valet gesagt.
- In my opinion I'm not a philosopher, I've bid a definite farewell to philosophy.
Declension
Declension of Valet [neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Valet (Spielkarte)” in Duden online
- “Valet (Lebewohl)” in Duden online
- “Valet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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