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Literal translation
“This is the life!”
English equivalence
“That’s life!”
Listen to the pronunciation
Listen to the pronunciation
Explanation / Comment
This French idiom is very famous and is used when you are going through a situation that you don’t like but you can’t change it. The only thing you can do is to accept it as it is. “C’est la vie !“
Example
🇫🇷 “J’ai fait du mieux que je pouvais mais ça n’a pas suffit … C’est la vie !“
🇬🇧 “I did the best I could but it wasn’t enough … That’s life!“
Example
🇫🇷 “J’ai fait du mieux que je pouvais mais ça n’a pas suffit … C’est la vie !“
🇬🇧 “I did the best I could but it wasn’t enough … That’s life!“
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Hi there! I’ve been a French teacher since 2007. I have taught French as a foreign language to hundreds of students from all over the world in Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong and France.
➜ I now teach French online and develop the website OnlineFrenchTeacher.com.