Speakur

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que sera sera

/ˈkeɪ sɛˌɹɑː sɛˈɹɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
que ser-a sera
IPA
/ˈkeɪ sɛˌɹɑː sɛˈɹɑː/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkeɪ sɛˌɹɑː sɛˈɹɑː/

Inflected Forms

que será, será (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce que sera sera?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪ sɛˌɹɑː sɛˈɹɑː/.
What does que sera sera mean?
"whatever happens, happens", "whatever will be, will be". Ostensibly employed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.
Where does que sera sera come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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