/vwala/
Translation
there it is, here you go, that's it
Word origin
A compound of the imperative vois ('see', from voir) and the adverb la ('there'). The la element descends from Latin illac ('that way, there'), so voila literally means 'see there'.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- vois + la
Examples
, l' , .
Here's your coffee, I made it how you like it, nice and strong.
j' .
That's why I decided to change professional direction.
, .
And there we go, the problem is solved faster than I thought.
, l' .
There's your bag, I found it under the bed.
.
That's why I prefer to take the train.
est une interjection et un présentatif désignant quelque chose d'éloigné ou récemment accompli. Par opposition, voici désigne ce qui est proche ou va être présenté. Dans la pratique, voilà a largement supplanté voici dans l'usage courant, même pour des choses proches.
Et voilà ! (there you go!, done!) marque la conclusion d'une action. Voilà tout (that's all, nothing more) clôt une énumération. C'est là que les choses sont voilà n'est pas correct ; on dit c'est là l'essentiel. L'expression voilà voilà (welll... there you have it) exprime parfois la gêne ou la résignation dans la conversation.
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