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still1 adj 1. (usually predicative) motionless; stationary 2. undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm 3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) not sparkling or effervescent a still wine 4. gentle or quiet; subdued 5. (Medicine / Pathology) Obsolete (of a child) dead at birth adv 1. continuing now or in the future as in the past do you still love me? 2. up to this or that time; yet I still don't know your name 3. (often used with a comparative) even or yet still more insults 4. quiet or without movement sit still 5. (Literature / Poetry) Poetic and dialect always n 1. (Literature / Poetry) Poetic silence or tranquillity the still of the night 2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) a. a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film b. (as modifier) a still camera vb 1. to make or become still, quiet, or calm 2. (tr) to allay or relieve her fears were stilled sentence connector even then; nevertheless the child has some new toys and still cries [Old English stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stilli, Dutch stollen to curdle, Sanskrit sthānús immobile] stillness n still2 n
1. (Chemistry) an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits 2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a place where spirits are made; distillery [from Old French stiller to drip, from Latin stillāre, from stilla a drip; see distil] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
still adjective verb noun adverb 1. continue to, yet, even now, up until now, up to this time I still dream of home. 2. however, but, yet, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding Despite the ruling, he was still found guilty. It won't be easy. Still, I'll do my best. Translations still1 [stɪl] A. ADJ (stiller (compar) (stillest (superl))) 1. (= motionless) [person, hands] → inmóvil, quieto; [air] → en calma, manso; [water] → quieto, manso try to hold it still → intenta que no se te mueva to keep still → quedarse quieto keep still! → ¡no te muevas! → ¡quédate quieto! to lie still she lay still → estaba tendida sin moverse to sit/stand still (lit) → estarse quieto sit/stand still! → ¡estáte quieto! → ¡quieto! time stood still → el tiempo se detuvo her heart stood still → se le paró el corazón still waters run deep → las apariencias engañan, es más inteligente de lo que parece 2. (= quiet, calm) [place, night] → tranquilo, silencioso all was still → todo estaba en calma a still, small voice → una voz queda 3. (= not fizzy) [orange drink, mineral water] → sin gas C. VT D. VI → apagarse the roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur → el rugido de la multitud se apagó hasta convertirse en un murmullo de expectación still2 [stɪl] ADV 1. (= up to this/that time) → todavía, aún she still lives in London → todavía or aún vive en Londres, sigue viviendo en Londres I still don't understand → sigo sin entender → todavía or aún no lo entiendo you could still change your mind → todavía or aún puedes cambiar de idea I was very angry, I still am → estaba muy enfadado, todavía or aún lo estoy I've still got three left → todavía or aún me quedan tres there are still two more → quedan dos más → todavía or aún quedan dos 2. (= nevertheless, all the same) → aun así, de todas formas I didn't win, still, it's been a good experience → no he ganado, pero aun así or de todas formas or con todo, ha sido una buena experiencia I'm still going, even if it rains → iré de todas formas, incluso si llueve his mother was Canadian, Irish-Canadian, but still Canadian → su madre era canadiense, irlandesa y canadiense, pero con todo or aun así canadiense still, it was worth it → pero en fin, valió la pena whatever they have done, they are still your parents → a pesar de todo lo que han hecho, siguen siendo tus padres 3. (= besides, in addition) → todavía, aún the next day there were still more problems → al día siguiente había todavía or aún más problemas the hall was full and there were still more people waiting outside → el vestíbulo estaba lleno y había todavía or aún más gente esperando fuera still another possibility would be to → e incluso otra posibilidad sería ... 4. (with compar) (= even) → todavía, aún more serious still; still more serious → aún or todavía más grave, más grave aún or todavía you need a rest, better still, have a holiday → necesitas un descanso, mejor todavía or aún, tómate unas vacaciones worse still, the disease seems to be spreading → (lo que es)peor todavía or aún, la enfermedad parece propagarse STILL • Translate still relating to time using todavía or aún (with an accent): They are still working for the same company Todavía or Aún están trabajando en la misma empresaNOTE Both todavía and aún normally come before the verb group in this meaning. • Alternatively, use seguir + ((GERUND)) (with or without todavía/aún): Siguen or Todavía siguen or Aún siguen trabajando en la misma empresa• Still with more, less and other comparatives is normally translated by todavía or aún (with an accent): More important still are the peace talks Todavía or Aún más importantes son las negociaciones de paz He lowered his voice still further Bajó la voz todavía or aún más Within a couple of weeks matters got still worse Al cabo de dos semanas los problemas empeoraron todavía or aún más! Whenever it is synonymous with todavía, aún carries an accent. still3 [stɪl] N (for alcohol) → alambique m still [ˈstɪl] adj (= motionless) [person] → immobile His hands were never still BUT Ses mains ne cessaient jamais de bouger. keep still! → ne bouge pas! to stand still [person] → se tenir immobile to sit still (= not move) → rester assis(e) sans bouger (= not fidget) → rester tranquille sit still! → reste tranquille! (= not moving) [water, air] → immobile The night air was very still BUT C'était une nuit sans aucun vent. adv (= up to this time) → encore, toujours He still hasn't arrived → Il n'est pas encore arrivé., Il n'est toujours pas arrivé. I still haven't finished → Je n'ai pas encore fini., Je n'ai toujours pas fini. Are you still in bed? → Tu es encore au lit?, Tu es toujours au lit? She still lives in London → Elle vit encore à Londres., Elle vit toujours à Londres. (expressing what is yet to happen) → encore The details have still to be worked out → Les détails doivent encore être réglés. There are ten whole weeks of term still to go → Il reste encore dix semaines entières dans ce trimestre. (= nonetheless) → quand même, tout de même She knows I don't like it, but she still does it → Elle sait que je n'aime pas ça, mais elle le fait quand même. n (from film) → instantané m still: stillbirth n → Totgeburt f stillborn still hunt n (Hunt) → Pirschjagd f still life n pl <still lifes> → Stillleben nt still-life adj attr a still picture/composition → ein Stillleben nt still1 adj, adv (+er) (= motionless) → bewegungslos; person → bewegungs- or reglos; sea, waters → ruhig; to keep still → stillhalten, sich nicht bewegen; to hold something still → etw ruhig or still halten; to be still (vehicle, measuring needle etc) → stillstehen; to lie still → still or reglos daliegen; to stand/sit still → still stehen/sitzen; my heart stood still → mir stockte das Herz; time stood still → die Zeit stand still; his hands were never still → seine Hände ruhten nie; still waters run deep (Prov) → stille Wasser sind tief (Prov) n vt (liter: = calm) → beruhigen; anger → besänftigen; sounds → zum Verstummen bringen; passion, pain → abklingen lassen, stillen; to still somebody’s fears → jdm die Furcht nehmen vi → sich legen; the roar of the crowd stilled to a murmur → der Lärm der Menge legte sich zu einem Murmeln still2 adv (temporal) → noch; (for emphasis, in exasperation, used on its own) → immer noch; (in negative sentences) → noch immer, immer noch; (= now as in the past) → nach wie vor; is he still coming? → kommt er noch?; she is still in the office → sie ist noch im Büro; (with emphasis) → sie ist immer noch im Büro; do you mean you still don’t believe me? → willst du damit sagen, dass du mir immer noch nicht or noch immer nicht glaubst?; it still hasn’t come → es ist immer noch nicht gekommen; I will still be here → ich werde noch da sein; will you still be here at 6? → bist du um 6 noch da?; the results have still to be published → die Ergebnisse müssen (erst) noch veröffentlicht werden; the problems were still to come → die Probleme sollten erst noch kommen; there are ten weeks still to go → es bleiben noch zehn Wochen; there will still be objections, no matter … → es wird nach wie vor Einwände geben, egal … (esp US inf: also still and all: = nevertheless, all the same) → trotzdem; still, it was worth it → es hat sich trotzdem gelohnt; still, he’s not a bad person → na ja, er ist eigentlich kein schlechter Mensch; still, he is my brother → er ist trotz allem mein Bruder; rich but still not happy → reich und doch nicht glücklich; still, at least we didn’t lose anything → na ja, wir haben wenigstens nichts dabei verloren; still, what can you expect? → was kann man auch anderes erwarten? conj → (und) dennoch still3 still1 [stɪl] adv a. (up to now) → ancora she's still in bed → è ancora a letto it's past midnight and he still hasn't arrived → è mezzanotte passata e non è ancora arrivato she still doesn't believe me → ancora non mi crede c. (nevertheless) → tuttavia, nonostante ciò still, it was worth it → però, ne valeva la pena she's still your sister → è pur sempre tua sorella still1 [stɪl] adv a. (up to now) → ancora she's still in bed → è ancora a letto it's past midnight and he still hasn't arrived → è mezzanotte passata e non è ancora arrivato she still doesn't believe me → ancora non mi crede c. (nevertheless) → tuttavia, nonostante ciò still, it was worth it → però, ne valeva la pena she's still your sister → è pur sempre tua sorella still2 [stɪl] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (motionless) → fermo/a, immobile; (quiet) → tranquillo/a, silenzioso/a; (orange juice) → non gassato/a still mineral water → acqua minerale naturale still waters run deep (Proverb) → le acque chete rovinano i ponti 2. n a. in the still of the night → nel silenzio della notte b. (Cine) → fotogramma m 3. adv to stand still, sit still → stare fermo/a to hold still → tenersi fermo/a keep still! → stai fermo! still2 [stɪl] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (motionless) → fermo/a, immobile; (quiet) → tranquillo/a, silenzioso/a; (orange juice) → non gassato/a still mineral water → acqua minerale naturale still waters run deep (Proverb) → le acque chete rovinano i ponti 2. n a. in the still of the night → nel silenzio della notte b. (Cine) → fotogramma m 3. adv to stand still, sit still → stare fermo/a to hold still → tenersi fermo/a keep still! → stai fermo! still3 [stɪl] n (for alcohol) → alambicco; (place) → distilleria still3 [stɪl] n (for alcohol) → alambicco; (place) → distilleria adj still [stil] 1 without movement or noise The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather. stil ساكِن неподвижен tichý, klidný stille still ακίνητος, γαλήνιος, ήσυχος quieto, inmóvil, parado vaikne, rahulik بي حركت hiljainen, paikallaan immobile, tranquille בְּשֶקֶט शान्त miran, nepokretan csendes tenang kyrr immobile, tranquillo じっとした 가만히 있는 ramus, stovintis, nejudantis kluss; mierīgs; rāms tenang stil stille spokojny parado imobil, liniştit неподвижный; спокойный;тихий tichý, pokojný miren miran stilla นิ่ง sakin, durgun 寂靜的 нерухомий; спокійний بے حس و حرکت đứng yên, phẳng lặng 寂静的 2 (of drinks) not fizzy still orange juice. niebruisend غَيْر فَوّار негазиран nešumivý ikke-mousserende nicht schäumend χωρίς ανθρακικό (για ποτό) sin gas gaseerimata بي گاز hiilihapoton non gazeux לא מוּגָז बुलबुलेदार नहीं होना koji se ne pjeni (piće) nem szénsavas tidak berbusa goslaus liscio あわの立たない (음료 등이) 거품이 없는 negazuotas, neputojantis negāzēts tidak berbuih niet{#169}gazeus ikke musserende nie musujący sem gás neacidulat негазированный nešumivý nepeneč se negaziran utan kolsyra ไม่มีฟอง gazı/havası kaçmış (酒)不含氣體的 не ігристий بغیر بلبلوں کے không có ga, không sủi bọt (酒)不含汽体的 n a photograph selected from a cinema film The magazine contained some stills from the new film. foto صورَه أو لَقْطَة من فبْم кадър obrázek stillfoto; billede die Einzelaufnahme φωτογραφία από φιλμ fotograma kaader عكس صحنه photo תְמוּנַת סְטִילס अचल-चित्र fotografija (iz filma) állókép foto dari film mynd, stakur rammi úr kvikmynd fotografia スチール写真 (영화의 선전용) 스틸 사진 fotografija, kadras kadrs gambar filmfoto stillfoto fotos foto fotografie (рекламный) кадр statický záber, ,,mŕtvolka fotografija scena stillbild ภาพนิ่ง film fotğrafı 劇照 стоп-кадр سنیما سے منتخب کی گءی ایک تصویر bức ảnh về một cảnh của bộ phim 剧照 n stillness stilheid سُكون، هُدوء спокойствие tichost, mlčení stilhed die Stille γαλήνη, ηρεμία inmovilidad, tranquilidad vaikus آرامش hiljaisuus calme שֶקֶט अचलता duboka tišina, mir nyugalom, csend ketenangan kyrrð calma 静けさ 고요, 정적 ramybė klusums; miers ketenangan stilte stillhet spokój quietude linişte неподвижность;спокойствие; тишина tichosť; nehybnosť mir mirnoća stillhet ความนิ่ง durgunluk, sessizlik 靜止 тиша, нерухомість سکون کی حالت sự yên lặng, sự tĩnh mịch 静止 adj stillborn dead when born a stillborn baby. doodgebore مَولود ميْتاً мъртвороден mrtvě narozený dødfødt totgeboren θνησιγενής nacido muerto surnult sündinud سقط شده kuolleena syntynyt mort-né שֶׁנוֹלָד מֵת मृत प्रसूत mrtvorođen halva született lahir tanpa nyawa andvana fæddur (nato morto) 死産の 사산의 negyvas gimęs nedzīvs piedzimis mati semasa dilahirkan doodgeboren dødfødt poroniony natimorto născut mort мёртворождённый mŕtvo narodený mrtvorojen mrtvorođen dödfödd ซึ่งคลอดออกมาตาย ölü doğmuş 死產的 мертвонароджений مردہ زاد chết non 死产的 still2 adv still [stil] 1 up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter. steeds لا يزال все още stále (ještě) stadigvæk; stadig; endnu (immer) noch ακόμη aún, todavía (ikka) veel هنوز vielä encore עֲדַיִין अभी तक još uvijek, još még (mindig) masih enn, ennþá ancora まだ (~)까지 dar vēl masih nog fremdeles jeszcze ainda încă всё ещё; до сих пор stále (ešte) še vedno još uvek ännu, fortfarande, alltjämt ยังคง hâlâ, daha 仍舊,還 досі; все ще; як і раніше اب تک vẫn còn 仍旧,还 2 nevertheless; in spite of that Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable – still, I like it. nietemin مع ذلِك въпреки това přesto alligevel dennoch παρόλα αυτά, ωστόσο a pesar de todo, no obstante, sin embargo ikka(gi), siiski با اين وخود silti quand/tout de même בְּכָל זאת तथापि, फिर भी ipak, a ipak ennek ellenére namun þrátt fyrir það tuttavia それでも 그럼에도 불구하고 vis vien, vis tiek tomēr walaupun begitu toch likevel jednak, mimo to no entanto cu toate acestea несмотря на; всё равно napriek tomu kljub temu ipak ändå, likväl แม้กระนั้น yine de, buna rağmen 還是 все ж, все-таки, проте, однак اس کے باوجود mặc dù vậy, tuy nhiên 还是 3 even He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse. selfs حَتّى، مع ذلك дори ještě endnu noch ακόμη aún, todavía isegi, veelgi حتي vieläkin encore בְּכָל זאת फिर भी još, čak még bahkan jafnvel ancora もっと 더, 더욱 dar vēl lebih nog enda jeszcze ainda încă ещё ešte še još ännu ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น hatta, bile 更 ще تاہم thậm chí 更 Still → ثابت, لا يزال nehybný, stále stadig, stille immer noch, regungslos ακίνητος, ακόμη quieto, todavía liikkumaton, yhä calme, encore još uvijek, nepomičan ancora, fermo まだ, 静かな 아직, 움직이지 않는 nog, stil stille cichy, wciąż ainda, imóvel неподвижно, неподвижный ännu, lugn นิ่ง, ยังคง durgun, hala phẳng lặng, vẫn 仍然, 静止的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| I stopped still, and I believe I trembled; of course I did not turn round or run away; I was not brought up to that. Edna arose, cramped from lying so long and still in the hammock. Still ignorant of the fate of those who had trusted to the aid of the swift current, he at first listened intently to any signal or sounds of alarm, which might announce the good or evil fortune of their hazardous undertaking. |
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