still

still
still [stɪl]
1. adverb
   a. ( = up to this time) encore
• I can still remember it je m'en souviens encore
• he still hasn't arrived il n'est encore pas arrivé
• she still lives in London elle vit toujours à Londres
• I still don't understand je ne comprends toujours pas
   b. (stating what remains) encore
• I've still got three left il m'en reste encore trois
• there's still time on a encore le temps
• the details have still to be worked out il reste encore à régler les détails
• there are many questions still to be answered il reste encore beaucoup de questions sans réponse
   c. ( = nonetheless) tout de même
• I didn't win; still, it's been good experience je n'ai pas gagné, mais ça a tout de même été une bonne expérience
   d. ( = however) I've got to find the money; still, that's my problem il faut que je trouve l'argent, mais ça, c'est mon problème
   e. ( = even) encore
• he was still more determined after the debate il était encore plus résolu après le débat
• living standards have fallen still further les niveaux de vie sont tombés encore plus bas
   f. ( = yet) encore
• there is still another reason il y a encore une autre raison
2. adjective
   a. ( = motionless) immobile
   b. ( = calm) calme
• the still waters of the lake les eaux calmes du lac
   c. (British = not fizzy) [orange] non gazeux ; [water] plat
3. adverb
• hold still! ne bouge pas !
• to keep still ne pas bouger
• time stood still le temps s'est arrêté
• her heart stood still son cœur a cessé de battre
4. noun
   a. ( = picture) photo f de film
   b. ( = apparatus) alambic m
5. compounds
► still life noun (plural still lifes) nature f morte
* * *
I [stɪl]
adverb
1) (up to and including a point in time) encore; (when nothing has changed) toujours

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mange ce pain pendant qu'il est (encore) frais

you're still too young — (not old enough yet) tu es encore trop jeune; (you were and still are too young) tu es toujours trop jeune

I still have some money left — il me reste encore de l'argent

2) (expressing surprise) toujours, encore

I still can't believe it! — je n'arrive toujours pas à le croire!

3) (yet to happen) encore

it has still to be decided — c'est encore à décider

there is still a chance that — il est encore possible que (+ subj)

if I'm still alive — si je suis encore en vie

4) (nevertheless) quand même

it still doesn't explain why — cela n'explique toujours pas pourquoi

still, it's the thought that counts — enfin, c'est l'intention qui compte

5) (with comparatives: even) encore

better/worse still — encore mieux/pire

II 1. [stɪl]
noun
1) (distillery) distillerie f
2) (photo) photographie f or photo f de plateau
3) (quiet)

the still of the night — littér le silence de la nuit

2.
adjective
1) (motionless) calme
2) (peaceful) tranquille
3) [drink] non gazeux/-euse; [water] plat
3.
adverb
1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobile

to hold [something] still — bien tenir [camera, mirror]

2) (calmly)

to sit still — se tenir tranquille

to keep ou stand still — ne pas bouger

4.
transitive verb faire taire [critic]; calmer [doubt]
••

still waters run deep — il faut se méfier de l'eau qui dort


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