come again
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
- Synonyms: Thesaurus:say again
- 1955, Rex Stout, "When a Man Murders...", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553249592, page 120:
- "Who says he did?" / "Aubry." / "Yeah? A guy in for murder? Come again." / "Glad to. Beebe says so too."
- French: pardon, plaît-il, comment, quoi, (informal) de quoi, (colloquial) hein
- German: wie bitte, bitte, nochmal bitte
- Portuguese: o quê?, como?
- Russian: как-как?
- Spanish: perdón
- (idiomatic) Used as a polite farewell to a visitor, inviting a return visit.
- French: au plaisir
- German: besuchen Sie uns gerne wieder, besuchen Sie uns baId wieder, kommen Sie bald wieder
- Portuguese: volte sempre
- Russian: приходи́те ещё
- Spanish: será un placer volver a verle, vuelva pronto
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