same

uguale, stesso

Senza differenze di dimensione, colore, forma o quantità.

In inglese semplice: Having no differences in a particular feature, such as size, colour, shape, or amount.

• The two bags are the same colour.
• We are the same age.
• Are these boxes the same size?

Come si usa: the same + noun + as someone/something (My shoes are the same size as yours.)

Sinonimi: identical, equal

Contrari: different

Espressioni comuni: same size, same colour, same age, same amount

stesso, medesimo

Che è proprio la persona o la cosa già menzionata o vista prima.

In inglese semplice: Referring to the very person or thing mentioned, seen, or involved before.

• We met at the same café again.
• That is the same dog I saw yesterday.
• Have you lived in the same house all your life?

Come si usa: the same + noun + that… (That is the same coat that I wore yesterday.)

Sinonimi: selfsame

Contrari: different, another

Espressioni comuni: same person, same place, same house

simile, uguale

Molto simile per aspetto, natura o tipo.

In inglese semplice: Very similar in appearance, nature, or kind.

• They have the same kind of humour.
• You have the same hair as your sister.
• The two restaurants have the same relaxed style.

Come si usa: the same + noun + as someone/something (He has the same gentle manner as his father.)

Sinonimi: similar, alike

Contrari: different

Espressioni comuni: same kind, same style, same hair

allo stesso modo, ugualmente

In modo uguale o senza cambiamenti, oppure nella stessa misura.

In inglese semplice: In an equal or unchanged way or to an equal degree.

• I still feel the same.
• She treats all her children the same.
• Do these two drinks taste the same?

Come si usa: verb + the same (Both dishes taste the same.)

Sinonimi: equally, identically

Contrari: differently

Espressioni comuni: feel the same, treat someone same, taste the same

la stessa cosa

Proprio la cosa, l’azione o la situazione già menzionata.

In inglese semplice: The exact thing, action, or situation already mentioned.

• The same happened yesterday.
• I warned him, but he did the same again.
• The same is true of the other villages.

Come si usa: the same applies to someone/something (The same applies to all new students.)

Espressioni comuni: the same, do the same, say the same

la stessa cosa

Un’altra cosa del tipo già menzionato, oppure una persona o cosa molto simile a un’altra.

In inglese semplice: Another thing of the kind already mentioned, or a person or thing very like another.

• I will have the same, please.
• She ordered tea, and I asked for the same.
• Those two brothers are just the same.

Come si usa: the same as someone/something (I will have the same as you.)

Espressioni comuni: have the same, want the same, just the same