addio

[ ahd-dee-aw ]

interjection

, Italian.

1. goodbye.

Example Sentences

Mpofu’s tender and regretful “Addio, del passato” was heart-wrenching enough to make operagoers reach for their hankies.

From Seattle Times

Her “Addio del passato” was brisk and bleak; her “Gran dio,” angry rather than pleading.

From New York Times

Jaho can be shamelessly old-school; this was probably the most coughing I’d ever heard from a Violetta, and her “Addio, del passato” in the final act milked every wide-eyed tremble and gasp for air.

From New York Times

Fang’s “Padre, germani, addio!” was an early highlight, and her voice — deceptively delicate and deeply expressive — seemed to rise atop the zephyrs of “Zeffiretti lusinghieri.”

From Washington Post

She can dash off high D flats as a steely, love-averse courtesan in Act I, and move a solo oboe to tears in “Addio del passato” come Act III.

From New York Times