bonsoir
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A French greeting people say in the evening to mean good evening
- other
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buenas noches
- - Bonsoir, monsieur.
Examples
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Bonsoir, guten abend, buenas noches, shalom, konbanwa... ...good evening.
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At the dinner party, she greeted her guests with a warm bonsoir.
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As the sun set, he turned to his friends and said, 'bonsoir everyone!'
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Entering the room, she smiled and said, 'bonsoir, it's lovely to see you all again.'
Synonyms
good evening
vsbonsoir
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A polite greeting or farewell used in the evening
is the French equivalent used for the same evening greeting
Surface Forms
bonsoir main
Etymology
Bonsoir is the French phrase made of bon ('good') and soir ('evening'), so you can remember it as the French way to say 'good evening' when you meet people in the evening.