hasta la vista

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hasta la vista.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪstə

Phrase

hasta la vista

1. See you later.
   • 1991 July 3, James Cameron and William Wisher Jr., “Terminator 2”, “Judgment Day”, Lightstorm Entertainment

     John Connor: And if you want to shine them on it's "hasta la vista, baby."

     The Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby.

Translations

see you later — see see you later

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “until the seeing”, in other words, "until we see each other again".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌasta la ˈbista/ [ˌas.t̪a la ˈβ̞is.t̪a]
• Syllabification: has‧ta la vis‧ta

Phrase

hasta la vista

1. so long, goodbye, see you later, until next time

   Synonyms: adiós, chao, chau, hasta luego, hasta mañana, nos vemos

Descendants

• → English: hasta la vista

Further reading

• “hasta la vista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014