"c'est la vie" meaning in English

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        "An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes"
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          "word": "that's life"
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          "word": "things happen"
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          "word": "it can't be helped"
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        {
          "word": "this is the life"
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          "word": "life's a bitch"
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