"egal" meaning in German

See egal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eˈɡaːl/ Audio: De-egal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: 17th century, from French égal. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|égal}} French égal Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl.predonly}} egal (indeclinable, predicative only) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl|indecl.predonly}}
  1. (usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant Tags: indeclinable, predicative, usually Synonyms: gleichgültig, gleich
    Sense id: en-egal-de-adj-vMgbY8YB Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 47 5 2
  2. (dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, identical, alike, matching Tags: dated, indeclinable, predicative Synonyms: derselbe, gleich, identisch
    Sense id: en-egal-de-adj-cQBrvVo5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 47 5 2

Adverb

IPA: /eˈɡaːl/ Audio: De-egal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: 17th century, from French égal. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|égal}} French égal Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} egal, {{de-adv}} egal
  1. no matter Synonyms: gleich
    Sense id: en-egal-de-adv-XgS1LC41

Interjection

IPA: /eˈɡaːl/ Audio: De-egal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: 17th century, from French égal. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|égal}} French égal Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} egal
  1. expresses indifference Synonyms: wumpe [colloquial, dialectal] Derived forms: scheißegal
    Sense id: en-egal-de-intj-SSHVLkeS

Inflected forms

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          "english": "That's all the same to me.",
          "text": "Das ist mir egal.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I couldn't care less.",
          "text": "Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein.",
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          "english": "These are two identical shirts.",
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