"shit happens" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shit happens.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} shit happens
  1. (vulgar) An expression of acceptance of misfortune and unforeseen bad circumstances or luck. Wikipedia link: shit happens Tags: vulgar Synonyms: that's life Related terms: c'est la vie, that's life, it happens, these things happen, this is the life Translations: (olykor / időnként) beüt a mennykő (Hungarian), дерьмо случается (derʹmo slučajetsja) (Russian), cosas que van y vienen [plural] (Spanish)

Phrase [German]

IPA: [ˈʃɪt ˌhɛpn̩s] Audio: De-shit happens.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English shit happens. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|shit happens}} Borrowed from English shit happens Head templates: {{head|de|phrase|head=shit happens}} shit happens
  1. (colloquial) shit happens Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-shit_happens-de-phrase-WmtbnsAC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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        "An expression of acceptance of misfortune and unforeseen bad circumstances or luck."
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        "(vulgar) An expression of acceptance of misfortune and unforeseen bad circumstances or luck."
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          "word": "c'est la vie"
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          "word": "that's life"
        },
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          "word": "it happens"
        },
        {
          "word": "these things happen"
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        {
          "word": "this is the life"
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        {
          "word": "that's life"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "word": "(olykor / időnként) beüt a mennykő"
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        "(colloquial) shit happens"
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      "word": "(olykor / időnként) beüt a mennykő"
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