same

identique, même

Sans différence de taille, de couleur, de forme ou de quantité.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : the same + noun + as someone/something (My shoes are the same size as yours.)

Synonymes : identical, equal

Contraires : different

Expressions courantes : same size, same colour, same age, same amount

même

Qui est précisément la personne ou la chose déjà mentionnée ou vue.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : the same + noun + that… (That is the same coat that I wore yesterday.)

Synonymes : selfsame

Contraires : different, another

Expressions courantes : same person, same place, same house

semblable, similaire

Très semblable par son apparence, sa nature ou son genre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the same + noun + as someone/something (He has the same gentle manner as his father.)

Synonymes : similar, alike

Contraires : different

Expressions courantes : same kind, same style, same hair

de la même manière, pareillement

De façon identique ou inchangée, ou au même degré.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : verb + the same (Both dishes taste the same.)

Synonymes : equally, identically

Contraires : differently

Expressions courantes : feel the same, treat someone same, taste the same

la même chose

La chose, l’action ou la situation précise dont on a déjà parlé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the same applies to someone/something (The same applies to all new students.)

Expressions courantes : the same, do the same, say the same

la même chose

Une autre chose du genre déjà mentionné, ou une personne ou chose très semblable à une autre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the same as someone/something (I will have the same as you.)

Expressions courantes : have the same, want the same, just the same