Voila (en. There)

/vwa.la/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

interjection

Used to present or draw attention to something.

Here’s the book I wanted to show you.

Voilà le livre que je voulais te montrer.

Used to express a certain satisfaction or pride after accomplishing something.

And there you have it, the presentation is finally over!

Et voilà, la présentation est enfin terminée !

Expression to indicate an implication or result.

You followed the instructions, here’s the result!

Tu as suivi les instructions, voilà le résultat !

Derived from the French 'vois' and 'là', meaning 'see there'.

here's something!

Expression used to draw attention to an object or event.

voilà quelque chose !

here’s the problem

Indicates that the main subject or problem has been identified.

voilà le problème

and there you have it!

Statement marking the end of an action or the presentation of something.

et voilà !

see

Second person singular of the verb to see.

vois

there

Indicates a place or position.

là

that

Shows an object or situation previously mentioned.

cela

Used to show enthusiasm or excitement.

I finally passed the exam, hooray!

J'ai enfin passé l'examen, voilà !

A word of encouragement or affirmation.

He passed his audition, hooray!

Il a réussi son audition, voilà !