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que sera sera

UK/ˈkeɪ sɛˌɹɑː sɛˈɹɑː/

que sera sera phrase: "whatever happens, happens", "whatever will be, will be". Ostensibly employed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.

Phrase

que sera sera

  1. "whatever happens, happens", "whatever will be, will be". Ostensibly employed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.
    • We both know that you're no good for me / Que sera sera, whatever will be will be2012, “Ima Killer”, in Satan, Sex and No Regrets, performed by Harley Poe, Chain Smoking Records

Forms of que sera sera

alternative formque será, será

Origin of que sera sera

An ungrammatical hispanicization of the artificial Italian language phrase "che sara sara", from standard Italian quel che sarà, sarà (“what will be, will be”), coined by American composers Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for use as the title to their 1956 song “Que Sera, Sera” (as such, this phrase represents an artifice based upon an artifice).

Questions about que sera sera

What does que sera sera mean?
Que sera sera means "whatever happens, happens", "whatever will be, will be". Ostensibly employed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.
What part of speech is que sera sera?
Que sera sera is a phrase.
How do you pronounce que sera sera?
Que sera sera is pronounced /ˈkeɪ sɛˌɹɑː sɛˈɹɑː/ (UK).

Words near que sera sera in the dictionary

  1. Quds
  2. Quds Day
  3. Qudsi
  4. Qudsis
  5. que
  6. que sera sera
  7. que será, será
  8. Que.
  9. queach
  10. queaches
  11. queachy

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