What's the difference between adieu and ciao?

Adieu


Definition:

  • (interj. & adv.) Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
  • (n.) A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 8.25am BST As the day draws to a close it is time to bid the readers adieu and wrap up the live-blog for the day.
  • (2) 1.35am GMT Email Resins Man bids us adieu: Well I was two innings too early.
  • (3) The Liverpool team coach snaked out of Goodison Road with police vans for an escort and irate Evertonians lining the route to bid it adieu.
  • (4) However, I have chosen today to bid adieu to this profession that I have loved so much.
  • (5) Vidic and Giggs were on the bench, alongside the 21-year-old defender, Michael Keane, while Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra were not in the 18, and so were maybe denied a last home adieu as each may depart this summer.
  • (6) His task was to get himself out of a hole of his own making on Britain’s potential exit from the European Union, woo back Tory voters attracted by Ukip and manage those of his increasingly militant backbenchers whose goal is to say adieu to EU membership.
  • (7) Cannes contenders Grace of Monaco (director Olivier Dahan, the opening night film); Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas); Saint Laurent (Bertrand Bonello); Kis Uykusu (Nuri Bilge Ceylan); Deux Jours, Une Nuit (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne); Mommy (Xavier Dolan); Captives (Atom Egoyan); Adieu au Langage (Jean-Luc Godard); The Search (Michel Hazanavicius); The Homesman (Tommy Lee Jones); Futatsume No Mado (Naomi Kawase); Mr Turner (Mike Leigh); Jimmy's Hall (Ken Loach); Foxcatcher (Bennett Miller); Le Meraviglie (Alice Rohrwacher); Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako); Relatos Salvajes (Damian Szifron); Leviafan (Andrey Zvyagintsev)
  • (8) The cover of Monday's influential news weekly Der Spiegel declares "Adieu Greece", arguing that it is time to kick the country out of the euro.

Ciao


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Google has been under investigation since November 2010, when Almunia's office opened an investigation into Google's dominance of search following complaints by the UK "vertical search" company Foundem, Microsoft-owned Ciao, and the French legal search engine ejustice.fr.
  • (2) But unless you’re under 30 or making an anthropological study of youthful drinking and mating rituals, opt for Kazimierz, a cosy candlelit wine bar tucked behind its sister restaurant, Cowboy Ciao.
  • (3) For active romantics, there are two Bella Ciao bikes on which to explore the city.
  • (4) The records of 36 patients (37 eyes) with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO, 19 patients, 19 eyes), branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO, 15 patients, 16 eyes), and cilioretinal artery occlusion (CIAO, 2 patients, 2 eyes) were reviewed with respect to underlying systemic disorders.
  • (5) To prove how marvelous a mascot he was, here is a clip of Ciao indulging in interpretive dance .
  • (6) After the vote was taken, Boldrini's party colleagues in the radical Left Ecology and Freedom (SEL) party broke into a chorus of the old partisan song Bella Ciao , prompting the M5S to respond with a rendition of the national anthem.
  • (7) Initially, for Google to explain why companies such as ­Foundem, eJustice and Microsoft-owned Ciao don't seem to rank in its search results.
  • (8) The Silicon Valley internet company revealed today that the commission has sent out formal questionnaires seeking information about complaints from three firms – the British price comparison site Foundem , a French legal search engine called eJustice and a shopping site, Ciao, which is owned by Microsoft.
  • (9) Ciao 4.17pm BST USA 99 - Lithuania 94, FINAL And the USA survive the scare, which is good news for them.
  • (10) November 27, 2013 Frederik Ducrozet (@fwred) CIAO November 27, 2013 Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) Silvio Berlusgone November 27, 2013 As explained this morning, Berlusconi officially pulled his support for the country's coalition government last night.
  • (11) "As a child of five at the time," begins Adam Jackson, "Ciao the mascot or Football Man as I used to call him (in fact I didn't know his name til two days ago) had a massive influence on my development.
  • (12) The investigation follows complaints by three companies – Foundem , a British price comparison site; Microsoft-owned Ciao; and the French legal search engine justice.fr – that links to their services appear too low on Google's general search results.
  • (13) John Reid adds a smidgen of culture to the debate: "I can't believe while discussing World Cup mascots you have missed out Ciao, the legendary 'will-this-do' stickman of Italia 90.