c'est la vieexclamation
uk/ˌseɪ lə ˈviː/us/ˌseɪ lə ˈviː/used to say that situations of that type happen in life, and you cannot do anything about them:
I can't go to the game on Saturday - I've got to work. Oh well, c'est la vie.
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- adios
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- andante
- Angrez
- angst
- bon voyage
- corps de ballet
- coup de grâce
- libretto
- mot juste
- operetta
- prima ballerina
- reveille
- scherzo
- smorgasbord
- sonata
- virtuoso
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