same situation

[/seɪm sɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/]
noun phrasepl: same situations
a mesma situação
1. an identical or very similar set of circumstances or conditions
I was in the same situation as you when I started college.
Eu estava na mesma situação que você quando comecei a faculdade.
2. a condition or state of affairs that mirrors or parallels another
He found himself in the same situation his father had faced years ago.
Ele se viu na mesma situação que seu pai havia enfrentado anos atrás.
This phrase is universally understood in both English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking cultures. In Brazil, the informal expression 'estar na mesma fita' (literally 'to be on the same tape') is sometimes used colloquially to express similar meaning. Americans often use 'in the same boat' as an idiom to express shared circumstances or solidarity.
NYC Slang
same boat; in the same boat
Synonyms / Sinônimos
identical circumstancessimilar conditionsequivalent positioncomparable state
Antonyms / Antônimos
different situationopposite circumstancesunique condition

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
a mesma situação
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
a mesma situação / na mesma fita
informal: 'na mesma fita' used colloquially
São Paulo
a mesma situação
standard formal usage
Portugal
a mesma situação
identical to Brazilian usage

Related Words

circumstanceconditionpositioncontextpredicament

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the same boat
in the same shoes
walking in the same footsteps
na mesma encrenca (Brazilian informal)
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