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Italian translation: così è la vita

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English term or phrase:	That's the way it is
Italian translation:	così è la vita
Entered by:	anna carbone

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18:28 May 22, 2008

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Philosophy / LIFE

English term or phrase: That's the way it is

LIFE'S MYSTERIES

Steve Felice

così è la vita

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anna carbone
Local time: 04:59

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4 +10

così è la vita

anna carbone

5 +2

è così

James (Jim) Davis

4 +2

questa è la realtà

Mirra_

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

that's the way it is.

così è la vita

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anna carbone
Local time: 04:59
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Italian

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11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

that's the way it is. questa è la realtà

Language variant: così stanno le cose

Explanation:
altre idee in mancanza di contesto.... :)

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Note added at 29 mins (2008-05-22 18:58:15 GMT)
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naturlisch, anche

'così vanno le cose'
e
'le cose stanno così'

Mirra_
Italy
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of:

Italian

10 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

that's the way it is è così

Explanation:
Depending on the context, which is missing. It could be "ma è così.". Amazingly short as it is, this is exactly how I would say this in Italian. There is no "vita" here. "that's life"

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of:

English

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Changes made by editors

Jun 5, 2008 - Changes made by anna carbone:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
May 22, 2008 - Changes made by gianfranco:
Term asked	THAT\'S THE WAY IT IS. => That\'s the way it is

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