Wiedersehen macht Freude
German
Etymology
Literally, “seeing again brings pleasure”.
Pronunciation
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Phrase
Wiedersehen macht Freude
- (literally) seeing (each other), meeting up again brings pleasure
- (by extension, humorous, euphemistic) Said to hint at the fact that the speaker would like a borrowed item back.
Further reading
- “Wiedersehen macht Freude” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache