Phrase guide

such is life

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Used to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Of course I’m not happy about it, but such is life.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: c'est la vie, that's life, it is as it is, it is how it is, it is what it is, life's a bitch, shit happens, so be it, so is life, so it goes, such is life, that's that and this is this, that's the way it goes, that’s the way it plays, that's the way life is, that's the way the ball bounces, that's the way the cookie crumbles, that's the way the mop flops, them's the breaks

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kështu e ka jeta — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Arabic: هكذا الدنيا — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Libyan Arabic: هِكِّي الدِّنْيَا — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Asturian: asina ye la vida — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Basque: horrela da bizitza — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Basque: horrelakoa da bizitza — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Belarusian: тако́е жыццё́ (takóje žyccjó) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Bulgarian: такъ́в е живо́тът (takǎ́v e živótǎt) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Catalan: així és la vida — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Chinese Cantonese: 天意啦 (tin1 ji3 laa1) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Chinese Cantonese: 整定啦 (zing2 ding6 laa1) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Chinese Mandarin: 這就是生活 /这就是生活 (zhè jiùshì shēnghuó) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生活就是這樣 /生活就是这样 (shēnghuó jiùshì zhèyàng) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Chinese Mandarin: 這就是天意 /这就是天意 (zhè jiùshì tiānyì) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Czech: takový je život — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Czech: to je život — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Danish: sådan er livet — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Danish: c'est la vie — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Dutch: zo is het leven — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Finnish: elämä on — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Finnish: sellaista elämä on — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Finnish: minkäs teet — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Finnish: c’est la vie — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • French: c’est la vie — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • French: la vie est ainsi faite — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Georgian: ასეთია ცხოვრება (asetia cxovreba) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • German: so ist das Leben — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Greek: έτσι είναι η ζωή (étsi eínai i zoḯ) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Hebrew: אֵלֶּה הַחַיִּים (ele hakhayim) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Hungarian: ilyen az élet — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Hungarian: ez van — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Hungarian: ilyen ez a popszakma — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Icelandic: svona er lífið — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Indonesian: begitulah hidup — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Irish: sin an saol — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Italian: così è la vita — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Italian: che sarà sarà — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Jamaican Creole: a suh it guh — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Jamaican Creole: a suh di ting set — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Japanese: 人生はそういうものだ (jinsei wa sō iu mono da) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Japanese: 人生はそういうものです (jinsei wa sō iu mono desu) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Japanese: それが人生 (sore ga jinsei) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Japanese: 仕方がない (shikata ga nai) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Japanese: しょうがない (shō ga nai) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Korean: 그게 인생이야 (geuge insaeng'iya) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Latin: ita vita — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Lithuanian: toks gyvenimas — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Lithuanian: toks jau gyvenimas — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Low German: so is dat Leven — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Macedonian: таков е животот (takov e životot) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Mongolian: амьдрал бол амьдрал (amʹdral bol amʹdral) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Navajo: iiná ʼéí ʼákótʼé — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Norwegian: sånn er livet — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Persian: زندگی همینه (zendegi hamine) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Persian: دنیا همینه دیگه (donyâ hamine dige) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Persian: زندگی همین است (zendegi hamin ast) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Polish: samo życie — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Portuguese: é a vida — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Portuguese: assim é a vida — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Portuguese: é foda — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Romanian: asta-i viața — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Russian: такова́ жизнь (taková žiznʹ) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Serbo-Croatian: такав је живот — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Serbo-Croatian: takav je život — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Slovak: taký je život — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Slovene: tako je življenje — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Spanish: así es la vida — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Spanish: es lo que hay — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Swahili: hivyo ndivyo maisha yalivyo — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Swedish: sånt är livet — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Turkish: işte hayat — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Turkish: hayat böyle — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Turkish: hayat böyledir — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Turkish: olur böyle şeyler — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Ukrainian: таке́ життя́ (také žyttjá) — used to express the acceptance of misfortune
  • Welsh: fel'na mae hi — used to express the acceptance of misfortune