despedida

Definitions of despedida
  1. noun
    the act of departing politely
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    type of:
    egreso, ida, salida
    the act of departing
  2. noun
    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    synonyms: cese, despido, destitución
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    type of:
    conclusión, final, terminación
    the act of ending something
  3. noun
    a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
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    type of:
    copla, estancia, estrofa, tirada
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  4. noun
    an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
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    adiós, hasta otra
    a farewell remark
    buen viaje
    an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
    buenos días
    a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
    buenas tardes
    a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
    buenas noches
    a conventional expression of farewell
    type of:
    gratitud, muestra de agradecimiento, reconocimiento
    a statement acknowledging something or someone
  5. noun
    a start given to contestants
    synonyms: saque, saque inicial
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    type of:
    comienzo, inicio
    the beginning of anything
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