Translation
all the same, anyway, still; honestly!
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Examples
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It was raining, but he went out anyway.
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It's expensive, but it's good all the same.
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You could have called me, honestly!
is one expression, not "when" + "same": it means "all the same" or "anyway", a whole concession in two words (il pleuvait, mais il est sorti quand même). On its own or tacked on to a complaint, it is a mild protest: Quand même ! - honestly! It is everyday spoken French; tout de même is the slightly more careful version.
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