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la vie phrase | life's a bitch and then you die◼◼◼(expect the worst) |
(la vie des) cloîtres nom | cloister [cloisters](monastic life) |
la vie est ainsi faite phrase | such is life◼◼◼(used to express the acceptance of misfortune) |
la vie n'est pas toujours une partie de plaisir phrase | life is not all beer and skittles(proverb) |
la Vierge nom {f} | Virgin◼◼◼(constellation or star sign) Virgin◼◼◼(Mary, the mother of Jesus) |
Andorre-la-Vieille nom {f} | Andorra la Vella◼◼◼(capital of Andorra) |
avoir la vie dure verbe | die hard◼◼◼(be slow in changing) have legs(to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time) |
coût de la vie nom {m} | cost of living◼◼◼(average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life) |
coûter la vie verbe | |
c’est la vie phrase | such is life◼◼◼(used to express the acceptance of misfortune) |
de la vieille école adjectif | old-fashioned◼◼◼(preferring the customs of earlier times) |
droit à la vie nom {m} | right to life◼◼◼(one of fundamental human rights) |
fil de la vierge nom {m} | gossamer(cobwebs floating in the air) |
fils de la Vierge nom {m} | gossamer◼◼◼(cobwebs floating in the air) |
il y a pire dans la vie phrase | worse things happen at sea◼◼◼phrase |
jamais de la vie interjection | no way◼◼◼(absolutely not) |
jamais de la vie adverbe | not on your life◼◼◻(an emphatic negative) not a chance◼◼◻(absolutely not) never ever◼◼◻(emphatic never) |
jamais de la vie preposition | over my dead body◼◼◻(absolutely not) |
les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure phrase | old habits die hard◼◼◼(established habits are difficult to change) |
mener la vie à grandes guides nom | high life(extravagant lifestyle) |
perdre la vie verbe | lose one's life◼◼◼(to die) |
quand la vie vous donne des citrons phrase | when life gives you lemons, make lemonade◼◼◼(make the best out of difficult situations) |
science de la vie nom {f} | life science [life sciences]◼◼◼(science dealing with living organisms) |
sens de la vie nom {m} | meaning of life◼◼◼(hypothetical answer to life’s ultimate questions) |
tant qu'il y a de la vie phrase | hope springs eternal(the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) |
voir la vie en rose verbe | wear rose-colored glasses(to be excessively optimistic) |
école de la vie [school of life] nom {f} | school of hard knocks◼◼◼(source of education by adverse experience) |
ôter la vie verbe | take someone's life◼◼◼verb |