a french saying, but when spoken in america or any other english speaking territory, it sounds like someone is saying "say la vie", the proper response being "la vie"
c'est la vie

la vie!
by Aevion January 5, 2011
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French phrase:

English translation: "it is what it is"
Canadian translation: "way she goes"
"Lost all the liquor money, boys. c'est la vie"
by denny434 January 31, 2021
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An expression inviting one to accept that circumstances are ultimately unchangeable.
A: C'est la vie...
B: (silence)
A: Well?
B: What?
A: C'est la vie!
B: Uh...La vie?
A: Thank you! Was that so hard to say?
by Shamis43214 March 22, 2008
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A conformist quote. Came from French and can be translated as "It's the life"
"What can I do about that? It's the life! Cest la vie!"
by ErnieBrazil May 4, 2006
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Definition: A song that has so many references in it, that it would take a day and night to figure out all of them, but in general: The Bohemian(SP?) Life...
Me:VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!!!
Random flamer person:do you even know what that means?
Me:The bohemian life, duh retard.
Rfp:well...you still suck

by THE_zebra February 28, 2007
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Song from the musical RENT that a bunch of little kids think they understand when they really don't know 9/10 of the references in the song.
Stupid kid: (singing) ...Gertrude Stein, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa, Carmina Burana...
Normal person: Do you even know who those people are?
Stupid kid: Stfu, viva la vie boheme!
Normal person: Do you know what that means?
Stupid kid: ...We're not gonna pay rent?
by Justine Owen February 19, 2007
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You get a cyst in your bunghole, Such is life
The doctor diagnosed me with a perianal cyst. Well, Cyst la vie mang
by 321peace August 13, 2017
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