Meanings
phrase
alternative archaic so is life
- Used to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.
Of course I’m not happy about it, but such is life.
Synonyms: c'est la vie, that's life, 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
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.
Similar
c'est la viethat's lifec'est la vieit is as it isit is how it isit is what it islife's a bitchshit happensso be itso is lifeso it goesthat's lifethat's that and this is thisthat's the way it goesthat’s the way it playsthat's the way life isthat's the way the ball bouncesthat's the way the cookie crumblesthat's the way the mop flops
Translations
Arabic هكذا الدنيا
- هكذا الدنياused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Basque horrela da bizitza, horrelakoa da bizitza
- horrela da bizitzaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- horrelakoa da bizitzaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Bulgarian такъ́в е живо́тът
- такъ́в е живо́тът (takắv e živótăt)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Catalan així és la vida
- així és la vidaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Chinese Cantonese 天意啦, 整定啦
- 天意啦 (tin¹ ji³ laa¹)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- 整定啦 (zing² ding⁶ laa¹)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Chinese Mandarin 這就是生活 /这就是生活, 生活就是這樣 /生活就是这样
- 這就是生活 /这就是生活 (zhè jiùshì shēnghuó)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- 生活就是這樣 /生活就是这样 (shēnghuó jiùshì zhèyàng)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- 這就是天意 /这就是天意 (zhè jiùshì tiānyì)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Czech takový je život, to je život
- takový je životused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- to je životused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Danish sådan er livet, c'est la vie
- sådan er livetused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- c'est la vieused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Dutch zo is het leven
- zo is het levenused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Finnish elämä on, sellaista elämä on
- elämä onused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- sellaista elämä onused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- minkäs teetused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- c’est la vieused to express the acceptance of misfortune
French c’est la vie, la vie est ainsi faite
- c’est la vieused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- la vie est ainsi faiteused to express the acceptance of misfortune
German so ist das Leben
- so ist das Lebenused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Greek έτσι είναι η ζωή
- έτσι είναι η ζωή (étsi eínai i zoḯ)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Hebrew אֵלֶּה הַחַיִּים
- אֵלֶּה הַחַיִּים (ele hakhayim)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Hungarian ilyen az élet, ez van
- ilyen az életused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- ez vanused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- ilyen ez a popszakmaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Icelandic svona er lífið
- svona er lífiðused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Indonesian begitulah hidup
- begitulah hidupused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Irish sin an saol
- sin an saolused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Italian così è la vita, che sarà sarà
- così è la vitaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- che sarà saràused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Japanese 人生はそういうものだ, 人生はそういうものです
- 人生はそういうものだ (jinsei wa sō iu mono da)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- 人生はそういうものです (jinsei wa sō iu mono desu)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- それが人生 (sore ga jinsei)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- 仕方がない (shikata ga nai)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- しょうがない (shō ga nai)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Korean 그게 인생이야
- 그게 인생이야 (geuge insaeng'iya)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Latin ita vita
- ita vitaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Lithuanian toks gyvenimas, toks jau gyvenimas
- toks gyvenimasused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- toks jau gyvenimasused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Norwegian sånn er livet
- sånn er livetused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Persian زندگی همینه, دنیا همینه دیگه
- زندگی همینه (zendegi hamine)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- دنیا همینه دیگه (donyâ hamine dige)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
- زندگی همین است (zendegi hamin ast)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Polish samo życie
- samo życieused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Portuguese é a vida, assim é a vida
- é a vidaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- assim é a vidaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- é fodaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Romanian asta-i viața
- asta-i viațaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Russian такова́ жизнь
- такова́ жизнь (taková žiznʹ)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Slovak taký je život
- taký je životused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Spanish así es la vida
- así es la vidaused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Swahili hivyo ndivyo maisha yalivyo
- hivyo ndivyo maisha yalivyoused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Swedish sånt är livet
- sånt är livetused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Turkish işte hayat, hayat böyle
- işte hayatused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- hayat böyleused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- hayat böyledirused to express the acceptance of misfortune
- olur böyle şeylerused to express the acceptance of misfortune
Ukrainian таке́ життя́
- таке́ життя́ (také žyttjá)used to express the acceptance of misfortune
Welsh fel'na mae hi
- fel'na mae hiused to express the acceptance of misfortune
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