Voilà (en. There)

/vwa.la/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Indicates the presentation or conclusion of something.

Here’s the result of our efforts.

Voilà le résultat de nos efforts.

Used to draw attention to a thing or person.

Here we are, this is where we are going to spend our vacation.

Voilà, c'est ici que nous allons passer nos vacances.

Expresses satisfaction or accomplishment.

There, I have finished my project.

Voilà, j'ai fini mon projet.

French term derived from the Latin 'vult' meaning 'he wants'.

here’s how

Here is the way to do it.

voilà comment

here’s why

That is the reason why.

voilà pourquoi

here’s the problem

Here is the issue to resolve.

voilà le problème

here

Indicates a nearby place.

ici

there

Indicates a further away place.

là

see

To draw attention to something.

voyez

That’s it!

We finally reached our goal, voilà!

On a enfin atteint notre but, voilà!

Look at that!

Look at this photo, voilà!

Regardez cette photo, voilà!