hasta la vista
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hasta la vista.
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstə
Phrase
hasta la vista
- 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.
- 1991 July 3, James Cameron and William Wisher Jr., “Terminator 2”, “Judgment Day”, Lightstorm Entertainment
Derived terms
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
- 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024