Et hop, envolés
And off they went,
Language note: The French expression "et hop" is often used to indicate something happening suddenly or swiftly.
Culture note: "Envolés" suggests an effortless departure, a common theme in romanticized storytelling.
Context: With the money, they ran away together.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Et
[eh]
And
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.
Et là, il part.
And there, he goes.
hop
[op]
hop
An exclamation indicating movement or departure.
Hop! Envolés dans le ciel.
Hop! Gone in the sky.
envolés
[on-voh-lay]
taken off
To be lifted or carried away.
Les feuilles sont envolées.
The leaves have flown away.
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