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Meaning of c'est la vie | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1
/ˌseɪ.læˈviː/

Definitions

An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes

Examples

“Incidentally, it is common to store Prolog code in files with a .pl suffix. It’s an indication of what the file contains (namely Prolog code) and with some Prolog implementations you don’t actually have to type in the .pl suffix when you consult a file. Nice — but there is a drawback. Files containing Perl scripts usually have a .pl suffix too, and nowadays there are a lot of Perl scripts in use, so this can cause confusion. C’est la vie.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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