c'est la vie

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French c’est la vie.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌseɪ.læˈviː/, /ˌsɛ.læˈviː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌseɪ.lɑˈvi/

Phrase

c'est la vie

  1. An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:that's life
    • 2006, Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, §1.4
      Incidentally, it is common to store Prolog code in files with a .pl suffix. It’s an indication of what the file contains (namely Prolog code) and with some Prolog implementations you don’t actually have to type in the .pl suffix when you consult a file. Nice — but there is a drawback. Files containing Perl scripts usually have a .pl suffix too, and nowadays there are a lot of Perl scripts in use, so this can cause confusion. C’est la vie.

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Danish

Etymology

French c’est la vie

Phrase

c'est la vie

  1. such is life

Synonyms

Finnish

Etymology

From French c’est la vie.

Phrase

c’est la vie

  1. c'est la vie

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Literally, that is life.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s‿ɛ la vi/
  • Audio (Lyon):(file)

Phrase

c’est la vie

  1. that's life, such is life, c'est la vie
    Synonym: ainsi va la vie

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