Re: antonyms: regretful & tasty

Christophe wrote:
> And this is only one example of the use
> of "voilà".
Would this be a proper use of voilà--  you are relating a dream you had:  "I
was having breakfast with Queen Elizabeth.  Then, voilà, I was climbing Mt.
Everest..."

In such a case in Engl., we might interject "lo and behold!"
>
> Now, English does have everything to render the same meanings that French
> renders with "voici" and "voilà". But I cannot help but feel that in
> English it's more ackward than in French.
>
Right!.

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