Etymology

c'est la vie

Today it means: An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes Full definition →

French c'est la vie
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromc'est la vie
  2. English todayc'est la vie

Unadapted borrowing from French c'est la vie.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.