the vicissitudes of life
the good and the bad things of life
TRANSLATION
vicissitudes = Wandel, Wechsel vicissitudes = Wechselfälle; Schicksale; Schicksalsschläge the vicissitudes of life: das Auf und Ab (des Lebens)
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In Jiang's speech, he noted, 'People of my age have all experienced the VICISSITUDES of the current century.
(Weimin, Chang, Warm Talks Bring Two Nations Closer, China Daily, 21st Oct. 1999)"
(Weimin, Chang, Warm Talks Bring Two Nations Closer, China Daily, 21st Oct. 1999)"
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vicissitudes
Wordwise: from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim, in turn, probably from vices, pl. of vix, change.
Note that we always use this word in the plural:
"Happy is the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power."
Seneca
Wordwise: from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim, in turn, probably from vices, pl. of vix, change.
Note that we always use this word in the plural:
"Happy is the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power."
Seneca
