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French
Pronunciation
Adverb
tout de même
- (dated) similarly, likewise
- Synonym: de même
- all the same, anyway, nevertheless
- Synonym: quand même
C’est cher, mais je l’ai acheté tout de même.- It's expensive, but I bought it anyway.
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- Synonym: quand même
2007, Cynthia Reese, Le bébé du bout du monde, chap. 8:O.K., je lui ai donné vingt dollars, elle m’a dit qu’elle n’avait plus rien dans son frigo. Ce n’est pas la fin du monde, tout de même.- OK, I gave her twenty dollars; she told me she had nothing left in her fridge. It's not the end of the world, anyway.
- finally; about time
- Synonym: quand même
J’ai fait ce que tu m’as demandé./Nous sommes presque arrivés. — Ah, tout de même !- I've done what you asked me./We've arrived. ― Ah, finally!