all the same

alle gleich, identisch

Alle Personen oder Dinge einer Gruppe sind in der besprochenen Hinsicht gleich.

In einfachem Englisch: Every person or thing in a group is alike in the way being discussed.

• These bags are all the same.
• The rooms were all the same size.
• Do the songs sound all the same to you?

Synonyme: identical, alike

Gegenteile: different

Häufige Wendungen: look all the same, all the same size, all the same color

egal, gleichgültig

Es macht keinen wesentlichen Unterschied, welche Möglichkeit man wählt.

In einfachem Englisch: It makes no real difference which choice is made.

• It is all the same to me.
• Tea or coffee would be all the same to him.
• Would it be all the same to you if we came tomorrow?

So benutzt man es: be all the same to someone (It is all the same to me which seat I take.)

Synonyme: immaterial, irrelevant

Häufige Wendungen: be all the same, all the same choice

trotzdem, dennoch

Etwas geschieht oder bleibt wahr, obwohl das gerade Gesagte dagegen spricht.

In einfachem Englisch: Despite what was just said, something still happens or is true.

• It was raining, but we went all the same.
• I cannot accept your offer, but thanks all the same.
• She knew he might refuse; she asked him all the same.

Synonyme: nevertheless, even so, nonetheless

Häufige Wendungen: try all the same, thanks all the same, go all the same