mesmo

Meaning

Adj

1. same
2. self

Adv

1. even
2. exactly; precisely as stated

Conj

although

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛsmo̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesmo／meesmo／miismo, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (“emphatic suffix”) + ipse (“himself”) + -issimus (“superlative suffix”).

Sentences

Falo comigo mesmo de política , de amor , de arte ou de filosofía .

I talk to myself about politics, love, art or philosophy.

Tiveron que pasar dez anos para que volvese haber fondos para o mesmo .

It took ten years to get the money back.

Quixera un Maragall co mesmo peso que ten no Estado .

I would like a maragall with the same weight as it has in the state.

Ou mesmo nin unha canción enteira , se non nos engancha nos primeiros segundos.

Or even a whole song, if we don't get hooked in the first few seconds.

Nese mesmo ano foi reelixido como alcalde da cidade novamente.

In the same year, he was re-elected mayor of the city.

Ese mesmo ano fixérono comandante de todas as forzas armadas polacas .

That same year he was made commander of all the Polish armed forces.

Cambian os soportes, pero basicamente seguimos facendo o mesmo .

They change the brackets, but basically we keep doing the same thing.

Ambas as dúas serven ao mesmo propósito de transportar oxíxeno no organismo .

Both serve the same purpose of transporting oxygen in the organism.