French

Adverb

quand même

1. anyway, anyhow, just the same, all the same

   C'est un peu abîmé ? Je l'achète quand même. — Is it a bit damaged? I'll buy it anyway.

2. (colloquial, serves as an intensifier) really, extremely

   C'est beau quand même. — It really is pretty.

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.