c'est la vie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French c'est la vie.
Pronunciation
Phrase
- 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.
Translations
such is life — see such is life
See also
- that's life
- it is what it is
- things happen
- it can't be helped
- this is the life
- life's a bitch
- shit happens
References
- c'est la vie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- "c'est la vie" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Danish
Etymology
Phrase
c'est la vie
Synonyms
Finnish
Etymology
From French c'est la vie.
Phrase
c’est la vie
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Literally, “that is life”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s‿ɛ la vi/
Audio (Lyon): (file)
Phrase
- that's life, such is life, c'est la vie
- Synonym: ainsi va la vie
Descendants
- → Danish: c'est la vie
- → English: c'est la vie
- → Finnish: c’est la vie
- ⇒ Venetan: ceste!