igual

1. the same, identical, alike

similarity

• Los dos vasos son iguales.The two glasses are identical.
• Estos zapatos son iguales.These shoes are alike.

2. equal + a

same amount or value

• Dos más dos es igual a cuatro.Two plus two equals four.
• La cantidad es igual para todos.The amount is equal for everyone.

3. equally, in the same way

same manner

• Los dos niños trabajan igual.The two children work equally hard.
• Repartieron el pan por igual.They shared the bread equally.

4. still, anyway

despite that

• No quiero ir, pero igual voy.I do not want to go, but I am going anyway.
• Es tarde, pero igual podemos salir.It is late, but we can still go out.

5. maybe, perhaps

informal · possibility

• Igual llega mañana.Maybe he will arrive tomorrow.
• Igual no viene.Perhaps he is not coming.

6. not matter, be all the same dar igual

indifference

• Me da igual el color.I do not care about the color.
• Le da igual todo.He does not care about anything.