bis auf Widerruf
Translation
until further notice, until revoked
Examples
Das Angebot gilt bis auf Widerruf.
The offer is valid until further notice.
Die Genehmigung ist bis auf Widerruf gültig.
The permit is valid until revoked.
Grammar Patterns
[Adverbial phrase] until further notice The shop is closed until further notice.
Similar Words
bis auf Weiteres (until further notice), vorläufig (provisionally)
Etymology
'bis auf' (until) + 'Widerruf' (revocation), from 'wider' (against) + 'rufen' (to call). Literally 'until a calling-against'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a rule is 'called' into effect (Ruf). To cancel it, you have to 'call against' it (Widerruf). The rule stays 'until the call-against'.