"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
  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

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
    Sense id: en-egal-de-adv-XgS1LC41 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 27 45 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 2 6 21 8 10 11 0 9 0 9 16 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 21 8 10 11 0 9 0 9 16 8

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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  "etymology_text": "17th century, from French égal.",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That's all the same to me.",
          "text": "Das ist mir egal.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I couldn't care less.",
          "text": "Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "all the same, unimportant"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "all the same",
          "all the same"
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        [
          "unimportant",
          "unimportant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gleichgültig"
        },
        {
          "word": "gleich"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "These are two identical shirts.",
          "text": "Das sind zwei egale Hemden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the same, identical, alike, matching"
      ],
      "id": "en-egal-de-adj-cQBrvVo5",
      "links": [
        [
          "the same",
          "the same"
        ],
        [
          "identical",
          "identical"
        ],
        [
          "alike",
          "alike"
        ],
        [
          "matching",
          "matching"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "still used by some older speakers",
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        "(dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, identical, alike, matching"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "derselbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "gleich"
        },
        {
          "word": "identisch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "egal"
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No matter what you say: my opinion won't change.",
          "text": "Egal, was du sagst: ich bleibe dabei.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "no matter"
      ],
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          "no matter",
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          "text": "\"Willst du zuerst ins Kino oder ins Café gehen?\" \"Egal.\"",
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        }
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        "expresses indifference"
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        {
          "english": "That's all the same to me.",
          "text": "Das ist mir egal.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I couldn't care less.",
          "text": "Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "all the same, unimportant"
      ],
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          "all the same",
          "all the same"
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        "(usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant"
      ],
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          "word": "gleichgültig"
        },
        {
          "word": "gleich"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "These are two identical shirts.",
          "text": "Das sind zwei egale Hemden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the same, identical, alike, matching"
      ],
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        [
          "the same",
          "the same"
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        [
          "identical",
          "identical"
        ],
        [
          "alike",
          "alike"
        ],
        [
          "matching",
          "matching"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "still used by some older speakers",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, identical, alike, matching"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "derselbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "gleich"
        },
        {
          "word": "identisch"
        }
      ],
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        "indeclinable",
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      "rhymes": "-aːl"
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  ],
  "word": "egal"
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      ],
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        "no matter"
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          "no matter",
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      "rhymes": "-aːl"
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      "word": "wumpe"
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}

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