What is the French phrase 'C'est la vie' in English?

Answer 1

It's French and means "That is life". It is usually used in a way that means the same thing as "that's just the way things are".

that's life - that's how things are

this is life

Answer 2

"That's life!" is an English equivalent of the French phrase C'est la vie!

Specifically, the masculine demonstrative pronoun ce* means "it, that, this." The verb est means "(He/she/it) is." The feminine singular definite article la means "the." The feminine noun vie means "life."

The pronunciation is "seh lah vee."

*The vowel e drops before a verb that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of that drop is indicated by an apostrophe immediately after the remaining letter c and immediately before the first letter of the verb in question.

Answer 3

c'est la vie

Such is life - that´s life.

Answer 4

The French saying of "c'est la vie" means "that's life" in when translated into English. The French version is used frequently in English though as there was even a song of the same name.

Answer 5

that's life - that's how things are

Answer 6

Of life and Of death