Everyday life / Phrases
¿Qué le vamos a hacer?
What can we do? Sometimes all that's left is a shrug.
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01A resigned “What can we do about it?” when something cannot be changed.
It's a whole resigned shrug in one immediately useful phrase.
Hear it in everyday life
Ya cerraron la tienda. ¿Qué le vamos a hacer?
The store's already closed. What can we do?
Perdimos el partido. ¿Qué le vamos a hacer?
We lost the game. What can we do?
Llueve otra vez. ¿Qué le vamos a hacer?
It's raining again. What can we do?
Make it yours
The store has already closed. Give a resigned “What can we do?”