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"C'est la vie" = "That's life!".
I'm guessing that "si la vie" is a mis-spelling of "c'est la vie!"?
"C'est la vie" is a contraction of "Ce est la vie" ("ce est" contracts to "c'est").
"c'est" is pronounced similarly to "say" in English. Spanish "si" is pronounced similarly to "see" in English.
ce = this/that
est = is
la = the (feminine definite article)
vie = life
So literally, "that is the life".
But the "la" always accompanies the noun in French, and isn't relevant in the English translation. So think of "la vie" as translating in one unit to "life", as opposed to "the life".
So the phrase means: "That's life!", similar to "That's the way life goes ...".
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How do you say this is the life in french?
"mais la vie n'est pas si mal / si mauvaise"
C'est la vie or Ces't la vie?
c'est la vie
How do you say love life in french?
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ENjoy in french?
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Sai la vie?
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Si la vie est cadeau was created in 1983.
How do you say this is the life in french?
"mais la vie n'est pas si mal / si mauvaise"
C'est la vie or Ces't la vie?
c'est la vie
How do you say why life is so bad in french?
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How do you say in French Such is life?
C'est la vie
What does la bonn vie means?
The good life (it should be la bonne vie or more usually la belle vie)
How do you spell C'est la Vie?
That is the correct spelling of C'est la vie (French c'est la vie = that's life).
Se la vie?
C'est la vie - that's life
How do you say love life in french?
to love life : aimer la vie a loving live : une vie d'amour
What is 'Si la Vi Si la Legare' in English?
C'est la vie, c'est la guerre may be what's intended by the phrase 'Si la vi si la legare'. In such an event, the original language becomes French, not Italian. The English equivalent then becomes 'That's life, that's war'. The phrase in French is pronounced 'say lah vee, say la ghehr'.The letters 'c'est' are formed by combining the demonstrative 'ce' with the verb 'est', to mean 'it's'. The feminine definite article 'la' means 'the'. The feminine gender noun 'vie' means 'life'. The feminine gender noun 'guerre' means 'war'.
When did La Vie Claire end?
La Vie Claire ended in 1991.
