Is there a Spanish equivalent for the French word "voilà"?

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A rough English translation for the French word "voilà" might be "there it is." One of my former Spanish teachers (an American, not a native speaker), would use the word "eso" in this context, in Spanish.

Is this a good translation? If not, what word would be? Or is there no good translation of "voilà" in Spanish?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 26 '13 at 08:59

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I can see a couple of words you can use: "¡ahí está!" or "¡eso!" (just like your teacher said). I prefer the first one.

edited Feb 26 '13 at 08:59

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answered Feb 26 '13 at 00:53

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En un contexto informal, al menos en Madrid, a veces se puede oir "equilicuá" o "efestewie wonder" (creo que esta última equivale en inglés a "exactamondo"). Ambas son palabras de la jerga de los 80. – Arkana May 08 '13 at 15:55
I just want to add that some people use it to say "Exacto" o "Exactamente" (Exactly) as a way to confirm something. As the same as ¡Ahí está!. – Maximus Decimus May 10 '16 at 14:49
There is so much meaning of "voilà" in french... "voilà, voilà" at the end of a sentence with a special tone could mean "I told you so" or "I knew it" – MickaelFM Jun 28 '19 at 15:02

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 25 '20 at 23:25

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"He ahí" suena un poco anticuado, pero es adecuado:

He ahí la casa que te dije -> Voilà la maison je l'ai dit

Mira la primera acepción de he en la RAE.

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answered Feb 26 '13 at 21:29

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Todavía un poco más anticuado: Hete ahí (aunque siempre escuché o leí hete aquí, tengo entendido que también es válido) – Juan Pablo Califano Feb 28 '13 at 17:25
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Yo opino que he ahí es la mejor traducción de Voilà, a pesar de sonar en algunas circunstancias un tanto anticuado. – Nicolás Ozimica Mar 05 '13 at 02:09
Me parece que en este caso no se usa Voilà. Sería Voici: "Voici la maison dont je t'ai parlé". Una coma o un signo de exclamación cambia toda la intención de la frase. Si quisieras usar Voilà sería así: "Voilà! C'est la maison dont je t'ai parlé" – Maximus Decimus May 10 '16 at 14:45
Aunque es cierto que suena un poco anticuada, ¡He aquí! me parece la forma que más se acerca a la expresión francesa Voila! – Ra_ May 10 '16 at 15:04
-> Voilà la maison je l'ai dit => mejor dicho: "Voilà ! La maison dont je t'ai parlé" – MickaelFM Jun 28 '19 at 15:03

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 26 '13 at 07:40

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Or you can use Voila. Everybody knows that word.

answered Feb 26 '13 at 07:40

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+1 Voila is universal! – Icarus Feb 26 '13 at 17:11
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It is not universal. I don't know it and I'm from Mexico. – Alfredo Osorio Feb 26 '13 at 17:26
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No estoy de acuerdo, no todo el mundo conoce Voilá y no es algo con lo que se te tome muy en serio – Rafa Mar 01 '13 at 15:49

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 26 '13 at 09:59

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In Spain, it is usually said:

¡Ya está! - Also can be used as "This is it" or "That's all".

or

¡Eso es!

answered Feb 26 '13 at 09:59

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score 2 · Answer 5 · edited May 10 '16 at 14:00

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As far as I know, voilà has different nuances in French.

When the meaning is "I completely agree with what you are saying", then I'd use "Exacto", or "Exactamente", or as others have said here, "Eso".
When the meaning is "There it is", or "Here is the thing", then I'd use "Aquí tienes", or "Toma".

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answered May 10 '16 at 11:47

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered May 10 '16 at 16:00

The answer is... there is no single word or expression with that exact meaning. Fortunately there is a lot of equivalent expressions, depending on the context.

Thus, "ahí está" and "he aquí" (formal/old, even equivalent to English behold) map reasonably well to "there it is" and hence to voilà --as otheres have noted-- in the sense of showing something you were expecting to locate. But depending on the meaning/surrounding situation you can also say "¡Mira!" (look!), "¡Eso!" ([that's] it), "¡Ya está!" or even "¡Listo!" (ready/done).

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited May 10 '16 at 08:52

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I think the phrase "!ahí está!" or "¡ándale!" is closer to voila.

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answered Mar 01 '13 at 05:02

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"Ándale" as a way of expressing agreement sure works in Mexico, definitely. (Not sure about other places.) – aparente001 Feb 18 '18 at 14:12

score 0 · Answer 8 · edited May 10 '16 at 18:28

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Another equivalent would be "Ahí lo tienes"

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answered May 10 '16 at 18:23

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered May 11 '16 at 10:28

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Mi favorita

helo ahí, helo aquí

Un galicismo sería directamente

vualá

answered May 11 '16 at 10:28

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score -1 · Answer 10 · edited May 09 '16 at 22:11

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Yo diría que puede traducirse como "Y listo" o "Ya está".

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answered May 09 '16 at 21:43

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Is there a Spanish equivalent for the French word "voilà"?

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