que sera sera

UK/ˈkeɪ səˌɹɑː səˈɹɑː/

phrase

"whatever happens, happens", "whatever will be, will be". Ostensibly employed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.

OriginItalian quel che sarà, sarà →
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Meanings

phrase

alternative que será, será

  1. "whatever happens, happens", "whatever will be, will be". Ostensibly employed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.

    We both know that you're no good for me / Que sera sera, whatever will be will be

    2012, “Ima Killer”, in Satan, Sex and No Regrets, performed by Harley Poe, Chain Smoking Records

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
it is what it iswhatever happens, happens

Origin

  1. Italianquel che sarà, sarà“what will be, will be”
  2. Englishque sera sera

An ungrammatical hispanicization of the artificial Italian language phrase "che sara sara", from standard Italian quel che sarà, sarà (“what will be, will be”), coined by American composers Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for use as the title to their 1956 song “Que Sera, Sera” (as such, this phrase represents an artifice based upon an artifice).

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