CYA

ˌsiː waɪ ˈeɪ

Definition

Definition of CYA - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Cover Your Ass

Slang

protect yourself from blame or trouble at work

Slang

Always CYA when sending important emails.

acr: cover your ass/arse

Slang

do something to avoid blame or trouble

Slang

He kept emails to CYA at work.

self-protection

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Examples of CYA in a sentence

CYA is crucial in office politics.
He filed the report to CYA in case of errors.
She documented everything to CYA from potential lawsuits.

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French:se couvrir, assurer ses arrières, ...
German:sich absichern, etwas zur eigenen Absicherung tun, ...
Italian:pararsi il culo, tutelarsi per evitare guai, ...
Spanish:CYA, curarse en salud, ...
Portuguese:protege-te as costas, proteger-se de culpa, ...
Chinese:为自己留后路, 自保, ...
Japanese:自衛しておく, 自分の身を守る, ...
Arabic:احْمِ نَفْسَكَ, تجنب اللوم, ...
Hebrew:לְהָגֵן עַל עַצְמְךָ מֵאַשְׁמָה, לַעֲשׂוֹת מַשֶּׁהוּ כְּדֵי לְהֵגָן עַל עַצְמְךָ מִבַּלַאגָּנִים אוֹ מֵאַשְׁמָה, ...
Russian:ПЗ, подстраховаться, ...
Ukrainian:Захистити себе, убезпечити себе, ...
Hindi:सीवाईए, ...
Bengali:নিজেকে রক্ষা করো, নিজেকে বাঁচানোর জন্য ব্যবস্থা নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:cobrir-se les espatlles, prendre precaucions per evitar problemes, ...
Czech:krýt si záda, jistit se, ...
Danish:dæk dig ind, dække sig ind, ...
Dutch:JZB, jezelf indekken, ...
Greek:κάλυψε τα νώτα σου, προστατεύσε τον εαυτό σου, ...
Hungarian:fedezi magát, bebiztosítja magát, ...
Khmer:ការពារខ្លួនពីការស្តីបន្ទោស, ធ្វើដើម្បីការពារខ្លួនពីបញ្ហា, ...
Korean:CYA, 자기 보호를 위해 대비하다, ...
Persian:حفظ خود, برای رفع مسئولیت کاری کردن, ...
Polish:CYA, asekurować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):se resguardar, evitar levar a culpa, ...
Romanian:acoperă-te, să te acoperi, ...
Swedish:CYA, ha ryggen fri, ...
Thai:กันตัวเองไว้ก่อน, ทำไว้กันโดนตำหนิ, ...
Turkish:Kendini Koru, kendini sağlama almak, ...
Vietnamese:giữ đường lui cho mình, giữ đường lui, ...

cya

siː jə

Definition of cya - Reverso English Dictionary

Interjection

informal goodbyesee you later

Gotta go now, cya!
I'll miss you, cya!
Cya at the party!

bye

later

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Origin of cya

English, see ya (goodbye phrase)

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French:à plus, ...
German:tschüss, ...
Italian:ci vediamo, ...
Spanish:nos vemos, ...
Portuguese:tchau, ...
Chinese:再见, ...
Japanese:じゃあね, ...
Arabic:أراك لاحقًا, ...
Hebrew:בַּיי, ...
Russian:пока, ...
Ukrainian:побачимося, ...
Hindi:फिर मिलते हैं, ...
Bengali:পরে দেখা হবে, ...
Catalan:fins després, ...
Czech:čau, ...
Danish:vi ses, ...
Dutch:doei, ...
Greek:τα λέμε, ...
Hungarian:szia, ...
Khmer:ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយ, ...
Korean:또 봐, ...
Persian:فعلاً, ...
Polish:na razie, ...
Portuguese (BR):tchauzinho, ...
Romanian:pa, ...
Swedish:vi ses, ...
Thai:บ๊ายบาย, ...
Turkish:görüşürüz, ...
Vietnamese:hẹn gặp lại, ...

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