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mesmo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • again adv One more time; once more.
  • anyway adv Regardless of what has just been said or what happens; in any case.
  • even adj Flat, level, or smooth.
  • indeed adv Used to confirm or emphasize a statement; truly, in fact.
  • nay adv An old-fashioned or formal way to say "no."
  • really adv In actual fact; truly, as opposed to seeming or claiming to be so.
  • same adj Identical; not different from another thing or from itself at an earlier point.

Senses

mesmo is used for these senses in English:

  • again Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
  • anyway Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]
  • even (archaic) Exactly, just, fully.
  • even In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
  • indeed (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.
  • nay (archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]
  • not even Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".
  • really (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.

again — full definition

  1. adv One more time; once more.
  2. adv Back to a former place, state, or condition.
  3. adv Furthermore; in addition, when introducing another point.

anyway — full definition

  1. adv Regardless of what has just been said or what happens; in any case.
  2. adv Used to change the subject or return to an earlier point after a digression.

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