Still,
adv.
cependant,
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still
(=motionless)
[person] immobile
His hands were never still. Ses mains ne cessaient jamais de bouger.
keep still! ne bouge pas!
to stand still
[person] se tenir immobile
→ He had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad.
to sit still
(=not move) rester assis (e) sans bouger
→ He played the tape through once, then sat very still for several minutes
(=not fidget) rester tranquille
sit still! reste tranquille!
(=not moving)
[water, air] immobile
→ a cloud of nitrous oxide remained in the still air over the south-east
→ He watched the still water over the side of the boat
→ ... the still water of the lagoon.
The night air was very still. C'était une nuit sans aucun vent.
(=calm)
[room, house, streets, countryside] silencieux (-euse)
In the room it was very still. Un grand calme régnait dans la pièce.
(British, not fizzy)
[drink] non gazeux (-euse)
→ A still orange juice, please.
[water] plat (e)
(=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.
(=anyway) malgré tout
Still, it's the thought that counts. Enfin, c'est l'intention qui compte.
(in comparisons)
(=even) encore
better still encore mieux
n (from film)
instantané m → ... striking black-and-white stills.
still life
n ( still lifes pl ) nature f morte
→ He's done some lovely still lifes.
stock still , stock-still
adj
(=motionless)
to stand stock still se tenir parfaitement immobile
→ He stood stock still, with the tropical sun beating on his skull, and endlessly watched the rise and fall of the ship ...
to remain stock still rester parfaitement immobile
→ the efforts of a group of people to remain stock still for a whole hour
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