Wiedersehen macht Freude

German

Etymology

Literally, “seeing again brings pleasure”.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

Wiedersehen macht Freude

1. (literally) seeing (each other), meeting up again brings pleasure
2. (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