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alá vai

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Galician

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Etymology

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From alá (there) vai (he/she/it goes).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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alá vai!

  1. (idiomatic) "and there it goes"; used to express a sudden event with, usually, negative outcome
    • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
      Virés acò meu Dieguiño
      cando ò tempo milloràr,
      porqe si escorrega á Besta
      è esbarroufàs, alabay.
      You'll come here my little Diego
      when the weather improves
      because if the mount slips
      and you sprawl, there it goes!

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