c'est la vie

English

Etymology

From French.

Phrase

c'est la vie

1. that's life; such is life

See also

• that's life
• this is the life
• shit happens
• life's a bitch

Translations

that's life

Chinese: Mandarin: 這就是生活, 这就是生活 (zhè jiùshì shēnghuó) Finnish: c'est la vie (fi) Georgian: ასეთია ცხოვრება (ka) (aset'ia c'xovreba) Icelandic: svona er lífið (is) Japanese: (informal) 人生はそういうものだ (ja) (jinsei wa sō iu mono da), 人生はそういうものです (ja) (jinsei wa sō iu mono desu)

Lithuanian: toks gyvenimas (lt), toks jau gyvenimas (lt) Polish: takie jest życie (pl) Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: такова жизнь (ru) (taková žizn’) Spanish: así es la vida (es)

References

• C'est la vie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• "c'est la vie" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.

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Finnish

Etymology

From French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈselaviː/

Phrase

c'est la vie

1. c'est la vie

Synonyms

• sellaista elämä on
• sellaista se on

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌsɛ.laˈvi/

Phrase

c'est la vie

1. that's life, such is life