c'est la vie en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˌseɪ.læˈviː/ (UK)
- /ˌseɪ.lɑˈvi/ (US)
- /ˌsɛ.læˈviː/ (UK)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French c'est la vie.
Meanings
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An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes
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.
2006, Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, §1.4
Relateds
things happen · this is the life · shit happens · it is what it is · life's a bitch · that's life · it can't be helped
Synonyms
c'est la vie · that's that and this is this · so is life · that's the way it goes · so it goes · shit happens · that's the way the mop flops · such is life · that's the way the ball bounces · that's the way life is · it is how it is · it is as it is · it is what it is · that's the way the cookie crumbles · life's a bitch · that's life · so be it · that’s the way it plays · them's the breaks