translate c'est la vie to english
Expression: C'est la vie. Pronunciation: [say la vee] Meaning: That's life, Such is life. Register: normal. Notes: The French expression c'est la vie is used far more in English than in French, though unlike many borrowed expressions, the meaning is the same in both languages. C'est la vie is a way of acknowledging something less than ideal that has to be accepted because that's just the way life is..