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still1 adverb

1. encore, toujours;
   he's ~ as crazy as ever! il est toujours aussi fou!;
   they're ~ in town ils sont encore en ville;

2. (referring to the future) encore;
   I have four exams ~ to go j'ai encore quatre examens à passer;

3. (nevertheless) quand même;

4. (with comparatives) encore;
   better/worse ~ encore mieux/pire.

still2

1. noun
   1. (for making alcohol) alambic m;
   2. (photograph) photo f de plateau.

2. adjective
   1. (motionless) (air, water) calme;
      (hand, person) immobile;
   2. (peaceful) (countryside, streets) tranquille;
   3. (drink) non gazeux/-euse.

3. adverb (lie, stay) immobile;
   to sit ~ se tenir tranquille;
   to stand ~ ne pas bouger.

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'still' found in these entries:

English:

able - daylight - fresh - hold - lemonade - lie - light - next - off - rankle - sit - social climber - still life - stock-still - strong - unaccounted - up - wild - yet

French:

actualité - alambic - arrêt - assis - autant - avec - calme - courir - eau - ébauche - encore - état - exister - faire - hésiter - idée - liberté - longtemps - marque - nature - peine - persister - puceau - quand - table - tête - toujours - tranquille - vivant

still: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
still	adv	(as before)	toujours adv
He hadn't eaten breakfast, but he was still not hungry.
Il n'avait pas pris de petit-déjeuner, mais il n'avait toujours pas faim.
still	adv	(even)	encore adv
			encore adv
I can't talk to him; we still haven't been introduced.
Je ne peux pas lui parler, nous n'avons pas encore été présentés.
* Le malheureux politicien vit sa cote de popularité baisser encore après le débat télévisé.
still	adv	(without motion)	immobile adv
The animal stayed still, hoping that the predator wouldn't see it.
L'animal restait immobile, espérant que son prédateur ne le verrait pas.
still	adj	(motionless)	immobile adj
The still water of the lake was beautiful.
L'eau du lac semblait immobile.
still	adj	(calm, silent)	calme adj
The still water of the lake in the morning here is beautiful.
L'eau calme du lac est magnifique le matin.
still	adj	UK (beverage: not effervescent) boisson non gazeuse	plat adj
Please bring me some still water.
Apportez-moi de l'eau plate, s'il vous plaît.
still	n	(photography)	photographie nf
			cliché nm
The art exhibition displayed some of his stills of birds flying.
La galerie exposait certaines de ses photographies d'oiseaux en plein vol.
La galerie exposait certains de ses clichés d'oiseaux en plein vol.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
still	adj	(at rest) au repos	calme adj
The children were at last still and slept quietly in their beds.
Les enfants étaient enfin couchés et calmes dans leur lit.
still	adj	(silent) silencieux	calme adj
It was a very still night and not a sound could be heard.
C'était une nuit très calme et on n'entendait pas un bruit.
still	adj	(hushed)	silencieux adj
The shocked spectators, so loud a moment before, were in a still state after seeing the champion lose.
Les spectateurs, si bruyants quelques instants auparavant étaient maintenant silencieux après la défaite de leur champion.
still	adj	(water: without waves) sans vagues	calme adj
The sea looked very still and flat that day.
La mer était calme ce jour-là, une vraie mer d'huile.
still	adj	(photography)	photographie nm
		photographie	cliché nm
The still shot was beautiful.
La photographie était magnifique.
Le cliché était splendide.
still	conj	(yet, even now)	cependant, pourtant conj
He hadn't eaten breakfast; still he was not hungry.
Il n'avait pas pris de petit-déjeuner, cependant (or: pourtant) il n'avait pas faim.
still	n	(silence)	silence nm
In the still of the night, he took her in his arms.
Dans le silence de la nuit, il la prit dans ses bras.
still	n	(stillness) paix	quiétude nf
The still of the morning was beautiful.
La quiétude du matin était merveilleuse.
still	n	(alcohol: distilling) distillation	alambic nm
This whiskey still has been used for over 40 years.
L'alambic à whiskey était utilisé depuis plus de quarante ans.
still	vi	(make motionless)	immobiliser vtr ⇒
He stilled the camera before taking the shot.
Il immobilisa l'appareil photo avant de prendre le cliché.
still	vtr	(to silence) rendre silencieux	faire taire vtr ⇒
He stilled the crowd with his shocking speech.
Il fit taire la foule par son discours percutant.
still	vtr	(to calm)	calmer vtr ⇒
She stilled the excited children with a calming look.
Il calma les enfants excités d'un simple regard.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be still			être encore
be still hanging on		v	rester dans l'expectative (incertitude)
dead-still		adj	inerte
he is still his same old self		phrase	il est égal à lui-même
keep still		v	rester sur ses gardes
know still		vtr	savoir encore ⇒
lie still (not move)			ne bougez pas
stand still		v	ne pas bouger ⇒
still and all		adv	quand même
still life			nature morte
still lifes			nature morte
still on the drawing board			encore à l'étude
still water			eau qui dort
still-life			nature morte
still-life painting		nf	nature morte
stock-still (to stand stock-still)			cloué sur place
the still		nm	le silence
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