quand même

== French == === Alternative forms === comme même (misconstruction) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑ̃ mɛm/ === Adverb === quand même anyway, anyhow, just the same, all the same, regardless (colloquial, serves as an intensifier) really; extremely; seriously; still ==== Usage notes ==== Quand même has the sense of in spite of an adversity, while de toute façon has the sense of regardless of the factor. ==== Synonyms ==== tout de même === References === “même”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012