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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvoilà
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vwala
"Et voilà, le dîner est prêt !"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used to call attention to a surprising, clever, or impressive reveal, accomplishment, or appearance.
"She opened the oven to reveal the perfectly browned soufflé and said, 'Ta-da!'"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating as a spontaneous theatrical onomatopoeia in the 20th century, 'ta-da' mimics the celebratory fanfare played by brass instruments during a grand reveal. It entered widespread colloquial English usage to playfully announce the completion of a task or the presentation of a surprise.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ta-da" is said worldwide
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voilà
Transliteration: vwala
"Et voilà, le dîner est prêt !"
tada
Transliteration: tada
Script: tadada
"Und tada, hier ist die Überraschung!"
et voilà
Transliteration: et vwala
"Et voilà, il dolce è pronto!"
tachán
Transliteration: tachan
"Y tachán, aquí está el regalo."
tcharam
Transliteration: tcharam
"E tcharam, o jantar está servido."
टैन-टाना
Transliteration: tain-tana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"और पेश है आपका सरप्राइज!"
铛铛
Transliteration: dāng dāng
Script: 中文汉字
"铛铛！这是给你的礼物。"
짜잔
Transliteration: jjajan
Script: 한국어 한글
"짜잔, 선물이 여기 있습니다."
ジャジャーン
Transliteration: jaja-n
Script: 日本語
"ジャジャーン、完成しました！"
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