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Meaning of say la vee | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Pronunciation spelling of c'est la vie.

alt-of, humorous, often, pronunciation-spelling, slang

Examples

“I tried that once in an AOL thing called "The Arena", I can't remember who the celebrity was, but I posed some divinely thoughtful, inspired, well-crafted question, and they chose one, instead, that querried her favourite colour, quelle banel. I had mentioned my web site in my question, hoping for some international exposure, but say-la-vee!”
Filled up the Ashton with Capstan and had a totally British drive home. Thanks to the wizardry of Ashton and Imperial Tobacco, that first smoke in a new pipe was sweet as a nut. Unfortunately I was forced by circumstances to drive a '95 Ford Escort wagon rather than a Roller, Bentley or Aston Martin, but say la vee.”

CEFR level

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