"voilà" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /vwa.la/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-voilà.wav
Etymology: Literally, “look there”. From vois (“see!, look!”), second-person singular imperative of voir (“to see, to look”) and là (“there”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|look there}} “look there”, {{lit|look there}} Literally, “look there” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} voilà
  1. there (it) is Tags: defective
    Sense id: en-voilà-fr-verb-OzaKnslG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 15 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 23 18 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 23 18 22 17
  2. here (it) is Tags: defective
    Sense id: en-voilà-fr-verb-RoOxy7CY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 15 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 23 18 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 23 18 22 17
  3. that is Tags: defective
    Sense id: en-voilà-fr-verb-8h2FkT-M Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 15 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 23 18 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 23 18 22 17
  4. expresses something completed Tags: defective
    Sense id: en-voilà-fr-verb-QrVFL0k8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 15 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 23 18 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 23 18 22 17
  5. expresses the unexpected or abrupt nature of an event Tags: defective
    Sense id: en-voilà-fr-verb-8a-FHe9Z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 15 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 23 18 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 23 18 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en veux-tu en voilà, et voilà le travail, voilà qui est fait, voilà tout Related terms: revoilà, voici

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "voilà qui est fait"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "english": "There is man in his entirety, blaming his shoe when his foot is guilty.",
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        {
          "english": "Here's the cheese.",
          "text": "Voilà le fromage.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Here's what we are going to do next.",
          "text": "Voilà ce qu’on va faire ensuite.",
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        "that is"
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          "english": "That's done/That's over with.",
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          "english": "As we were taking a walk, a huge rainshower suddenly began to fall.",
          "text": "Comme nous étions à la promenade, voilà qu’une ondée vint à tomber.",
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      "homophone": "voila"
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      "homophone": "voilât"
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