English Explanatory Dictionary

c'est la vie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes

Pronunciation

/ˌseɪ.læˈviː/ /ˌsɛ.læˈviː/ /ˌseɪ.lɑˈvi/

Word forms

c'est la vie

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French c'est la vie.

Synonyms

c'est la vie it is as it is it is how it is it is what it is life's a bitch shit happens so be it so is life so it goes such is life that's life that's that and this is this that's the way it goes that’s the way it plays that's the way life is that's the way the ball bounces that's the way the cookie crumbles that's the way the mop flops them's the breaks

Related words

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
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