Literal translation
“This is the life!”
English equivalence
“That’s life!”
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!“
