it's always the same old thing

aveva lo stesso vestito — she had the same dress

abbiamo gli stessi gusti — we have the same tastes

al tempo stesso — at the same time

è sempre la stessa storia — it's always the same old thing

in quello stesso istante — at that very moment

quello stesso giorno — the very same day

oggi stesso — today

(rafforzativo: dopo sostantivo) il medico stesso lo sconsiglia — even the doctor o the doctor himself advises against it

è venuto il ministro stesso ad inaugurarlo — the minister himself came to inaugurate it

(rafforzativo: dopo pron pers sogg) l'ho visto io stesso — I saw him myself

voi stessi sapete bene che... — you (yourselves) know very well that...

lei stessa è venuta a dirmelo — she came and told me herself, she herself came and told me

(rafforzativo: dopo pron rifl) me stesso — myself

te stesso — yourself

se stessa — herself

noi stessi — ourselves

voi stessi — yourselves

loro stessi — themselves

ama solo se stesso — he only loves himself

di per sé stesso non ha un gran valore — it's not worth a lot in itself

l'ho visto con i miei stessi occhi — I saw it with my own eyes

l'ho sentito con le mie stesse orecchie — I heard it with my own ears

l'ha fatto con le sue stesse mani — he did it with his own hands

lo(la) stesso(a) — the same (one)

sei la stessa di sempre — you're the same as ever

chi canta? — lo stesso di prima — who's singing? — the same singer as before

per me fa lo stesso — it's all the same to me

per me è lo stesso — it doesn't matter to me

lo stesso avv — (comunque) all the same, even so

parto lo stesso — I'm going all the same

essere della -a grandezza — to be the same size

è (sempre) la -a cosa — it's (always) the same

porta lo stesso abito di ieri, di sua sorella — she's wearing the same dress as yesterday, as her sister

ero nella sua -a classe — I was in the same class as him

si pronunciano allo stesso modo — they're pronounced the same

quella sera -a — that very night

nel momento stesso in cui — at the very moment when

oggi stesso — this very day, today

nel tuo stesso interesse — in your own interest

il presidente stesso ha assistito alla cerimonia — the president himself attended the ceremony

gli esperti -i riconoscono che... — even the experts recognize that

io stesso — I myself

tu stesso — you yourself

lo stesso che o di — the same as

ti amo lo stesso — I love you just the same

ci andrò lo stesso — I'll go all the same

der/die/das gleiche... wie — the same... as

es ist genau das Gleiche — it's exactly the same

zu gleichen Teilen — in equal parts

vier plus/durch/minus zwei ist gleich... — four plus/divided by/minus two is...

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit — equal pay for equal work

gleiche Rechte, gleiche Pflichten — equal rights, equal responsibilities

wir sind in gleicher Weise daran schuld — we are equally to blame

der Lehrer behandelt alle Kinder gleich — the teacher treats all the children equally

gleich gekleidet — dressed alike or the same

ich komme gleich — I'm just coming

du kriegst gleich eine Ohrfeige — you'll get a slap in a minute

es muss nicht gleich sein — there's no hurry

es ist gleich drei Uhr — it's almost or very nearly three o'clock

gleich zu or am Anfang — right at the beginning, at the very beginning

gleich danach — straight or right afterwards

gleich zu Beginn der Vorstellung — right at the beginning of the performance

habe ich es nicht gleich gesagt! — what did I tell you?

das habe ich mir gleich gedacht — I thought that straight away

na komm schon! – gleich! — come along! – I'm just coming! or – I'll be right there

wann machst du das? – gleich! — when are you going to do it? – right away or in just a moment

so wirkt das Bild gleich ganz anders — suddenly, the picture has changed completely

er ging gleich in die Küche/vor Gericht — he went straight to the kitchen/to court

sie hat sich gleich zwei Hüte gekauft — she went and bought TWO hats

einer Epidemie gleich, gleich einer Epidemie — like an epidemic

ob er gleich... — although he...

wenn er gleich... — even if he...

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit — equal pay for equal work

gleiches Recht für alle — equal rights for all

gleich gesinnt — like-minded

gleich lautend — identical; identically worded

ganz gleich, wer anruft,... — no matter who calls,...

gleich aufgebaut/gekleidet — having the same structure/wearing identical clothes

alle Menschen gleich behandeln — treat everyone alike

ich komme gleich — I'm just coming

es muss nicht gleich sein — there's no immediate hurry

bis gleich! — see you later!

nun wein' nicht gleich/sei nicht gleich böse — don't start crying/don't get cross

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit — equal pay for equal work

gleiches Recht für alle — equal rights for all

gleich gesinnt — like-minded

gleich lautend — identical; identically worded

ganz gleich, wer anruft,... — no matter who calls,...

gleich aufgebaut/gekleidet — having the same structure/wearing identical clothes

alle Menschen gleich behandeln — treat everyone alike

ich komme gleich — I'm just coming

es muss nicht gleich sein — there's no immediate hurry

das habe ich [euch] gleich gesagt — I told you so; what did I tell you?

bis gleich! — see you later!

nun wein' nicht gleich/sei nicht gleich böse — don't start crying/don't get cross

wie hieß er gleich? — what was his name [again]?

aveva lo stesso vestito — she had the same dress

abbiamo gli stessi gusti — we have the same tastes

al tempo stesso — at the same time

è sempre la stessa storia — it's always the same old thing

in quello stesso istante — at that very moment

quello stesso giorno — the very same day

oggi stesso — today

(rafforzativo: dopo sostantivo) il medico stesso lo sconsiglia — even the doctor o the doctor himself advises against it

è venuto il ministro stesso ad inaugurarlo — the minister himself came to inaugurate it

(rafforzativo: dopo pron pers sogg) l'ho visto io stesso — I saw him myself

voi stessi sapete bene che... — you (yourselves) know very well that...

lei stessa è venuta a dirmelo — she came and told me herself, she herself came and told me

(rafforzativo: dopo pron rifl) me stesso — myself

te stesso — yourself

se stessa — herself

noi stessi — ourselves

voi stessi — yourselves

loro stessi — themselves

ama solo se stesso — he only loves himself

di per sé stesso non ha un gran valore — it's not worth a lot in itself

l'ho visto con i miei stessi occhi — I saw it with my own eyes

l'ho sentito con le mie stesse orecchie — I heard it with my own ears

l'ha fatto con le sue stesse mani — he did it with his own hands

lo(la) stesso(a) — the same (one)

sei la stessa di sempre — you're the same as ever

chi canta? — lo stesso di prima — who's singing? — the same singer as before

per me fa lo stesso — it's all the same to me

per me è lo stesso — it doesn't matter to me

lo stesso avv — (comunque) all the same, even so

parto lo stesso — I'm going all the same

eine Kiste Zigarren — a box of cigars

fertig ist die Kiste! — that's that (done)!

eine schwere Kiste — a big problem

faire un tabac — to be a big hit

coup de tabac — squall

Le tabac est mauvais pour la santé. — Smoking is bad for you.

passer qn à tabac — to beat sb up

el mismo coche — the same car

estos dos vestidos son de la misma talla — these two dresses are the same size

respondieron al mismo tiempo — they answered together, they answered at the same time

lleva la misma falda que ayer — she's wearing the same skirt as yesterday

tengo el mismo dinero que tú — I've got the same amount of money as you

tiene el mismo pelo que su padre — his hair's the same as his father's

hablaba consigo mismo — he was talking to himself

lo hizo por sí mismo — he did it by himself

perjudicarse a sí mismo — to harm oneself

yo mismo lo vi — I saw it myself, I saw it with my own eyes

estuvo el mismo ministro — the minister himself was there

ni ella misma lo sabe — she doesn't even know herself

ella misma se hace los vestidos — she makes her own dresses

-¿quién responde? -a ver, tú mismo — "who's going to answer?" - "well, why don't you answer yourself!"

-¿cuál quieres? -ese mismo — "which one do you want?" - "that one there"

-¡es un canalla! -eso mismo pienso yo — "he's a swine!" - "my thoughts exactly"

viven en el mismo centro de Córdoba — they live right in the centre of Córdoba

en todos los países europeos, España misma incluida — in all European countries, including Spain itself

Ana es la generosidad misma — Ana is generosity itself, Ana is the epitome of generosity

es el mismo que nos alquilaron el año pasado — it's the same one they rented us last year

-¿y qué edad tienes tú? -la misma que él — "and how old are you?" - "I'm the same age as him"

no es la misma desde su divorcio — she hasn't been the same since her divorce

-¿es usted la señorita Sánchez? -¡la misma! — "are you Miss Sánchez?" - "I am indeed!"

leyó el texto pero no reveló el origen del mismo — he read the text without revealing its source

los políticos siempre dicen lo mismo — politicians always say the same (thing)

hizo lo mismo que ayer — he did the same as yesterday

¡hombre, no es lo mismo! — it's not the same (thing) at all!

- son unos canallas -lo mismo digo yo — "they're swine" - "that's (exactly) what I say"

nos contó lo mismo de siempre — she told us the usual story

-¿qué desea de beber? -lo mismo (de antes), por favor — "what would you like to drink?" - "(the) same again, please"

cuando le interese a él, o lo que es lo mismo, nunca — when it suits him, in other words never

le multaron por lo mismo que a mi — she got fined for the same thing as me

no es lo mismo hablar en público que en privado — it's not the same thing to talk in public as to talk in private

• dar lo mismo, da lo mismo — it's all the same, it makes no difference

me da lo mismo, lo mismo me da — I don't mind, it's all the same to me

da lo mismo que vengas hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

lo mismo no vienen — maybe they won't come

no lo sé todavía, pero lo mismo voy — I don't know yet, but I may well come

pídeselo, lo mismo te lo presta — ask him for it; you never know, he may lend it to you

• lo mismo que (=al igual que) —

en Europa, lo mismo que en América — in Europe, (just) as in America

lo mismo que usted es médico yo soy ingeniero — just as you are a doctor, so I am an engineer

suspendí el examen, lo mismo que Íñigo — I failed the exam, just like Íñigo

yo, lo mismo que mi padre, odio el baloncesto — I hate basketball, just like my father

nos divertimos lo mismo que si hubiéramos ido al baile — we had just as good a time as if we had gone to the dance

• lo mismo... que (=tanto... como) —

lo mismo te puede criticar que alabar — she's just as likely to criticize you as to praise you

lo mismo puede durar una hora que dos — it could last anywhere between one and two hours

aquí lo mismo te venden una vajilla que una bicicleta — they'll sell you anything here, from a dinner service to a bicycle

lo mismo si viene que si no viene — whether he comes or not

delante mismo de la casa — right in front of the house

en la capital mismo hay barrios de chabolas — even in the capital there are shanty towns

ahora mismo acabo de hablar con él — I've just been talking to him, I was talking to him only a moment ago

aquí mismo acampamos el año pasado — this is the exact spot where we camped last year

me dijo que me contestarían hoy mismo — he told me they'd give me an answer today

me contestarán mañana mismo — they'll give me an answer tomorrow

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday