c'est la vie
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French c’est la vie.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edit- 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
editsuch is life — see such is life
See also
edit- 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
edit- c'est la vie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- "c'est la vie" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Danish
editEtymology
editPhrase
editc'est la vie
Synonyms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom French c’est la vie.
Phrase
editc’est la vie
Synonyms
editFrench
editEtymology
editLiterally, “that is life”.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edit- that's life, such is life, c'est la vie
- Synonym: ainsi va la vie
Descendants
edit- → Danish: c'est la vie
- → English: c'est la vie
- → Finnish: c’est la vie
- ⇒ Venetian: ceste!
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