be still now

still werden — to go quiet, to fall silent

im Saal wurde es still, der Saal wurde still — the room fell silent

um ihn/darum ist es still geworden — you don't hear anything about him/it any more

es blieb still — there was no sound, silence reigned

Stille Nacht — Silent Night

in stillem Gedenken — in silent tribute

in stillem Schmerz/in stiller Trauer — in silent suffering/grief

im Stillen — without saying anything, quietly

ich dachte mir im Stillen — I thought to myself

die Stillen im Lande — the quiet ones

sei doch still! —

stille Messe — silent mass

der Stille Ozean — the Pacific (Ocean)

er ist ein stilles Wasser — he's a deep one, he's a dark horse

ein stilles Eckchen — a quiet corner

ein stilles Plätzchen — a quiet spot

im Stillen — in secret

still lächeln — to give a quiet smile

still halten — to keep or hold still

still sitzen — to sit or keep still

den Kopf/die Hände/Füße still halten — to keep one's head/hands/feet still

ein Glas/Tablett still halten — to hold a glass/tray steady

vor uns lag still die Ägäis — before us lay the calm waters of the Aegean

er hat sich still und leise aus dem Staub gemacht — he just disappeared

sei still! — be quiet!

im Saal wurde es still — the hall went quiet

stilles [Mineral]wasser — still [mineral] water

der Stille Ozean — the Pacific [Ocean]

sei still! — be quiet!

im Saal wurde es still — the hall went quiet

stilles [Mineral]wasser — still [mineral] water

der Stille Ozean — the Pacific [Ocean]

zu féín — that's beneath her

sie hat ein féín geschnittenes Gesicht — she has fine features

féín geschwungene Augenbrauen — finely arched eyebrows

(= gut) féín säuberlich — (nice and) neat

(= genau) etw féín einstellen — to adjust sth precisely

(= elegant) er hat sich féín gemacht — he's dressed to kill (inf)

sei jetzt mal féín still — now keep nice and quiet or very very quiet

nur das Feinste vom Feinen kaufen — buy only the best

fein [he]raus sein — (ugs.) be sitting pretty (coll.)

Unterschiede fein herausarbeiten — bring out subtle differences

etwas fein mahlen — grind something fine

nur das Feinste vom Feinen kaufen — buy only the best

fein [he]raus sein — (ugs.) be sitting pretty (coll.)

Unterschiede fein herausarbeiten — bring out subtle differences

etwas fein säuberlich aufschreiben — write something down nice and neatly

semel modo,

uni modo gessi morem,

hoc autem si ita sit, ut unum modo sensibus falsum videatur, etc.,

quorum genera plura sunt: hi unum modo quale sit suspicantur,

nec audiendi quidam, qui tres modo primas esse partes volunt,

paulum modo,

perpauxillum modo,

manus erat nulla, quae parvam modo causam timoris afferret,

quae pacisci modo scis, sed quod pacta es, non scis solvere,

ad ornandam modo, non augendam orationem assumuntur,

solere modo non etiam oportere,

doctrina ac litterae secundis rebus delectationem modo habere videbantur, nunc vero etiam salutem,

circi modo spectaculum fuerat,

modo fac, ne quid aliud cures, etc.,

aetatem velim servire, Libanum ut conveniam modo,

modo ut tacere possis,

concede, ut impune emerit, modo ut bonā ratione emerit,

modo ut haec nobis loca tenere liceat,

ut non modo secunda sperare debeas, sed etiam adversa fortissimo animo ferre,

non modo agendo, verum etiam cogitando,

illum non modo favisse, sed et, etc.,

non modo falsum id esse, sed hoc verissimum,

servus est nemo, qui modo tolerabili conditione sit servitutis, qui, etc.,

quamquam quis ignorat, qui modo umquam mediocriter res istas scire curavit, quin, etc.,

quis est omnium, qui modo cum Musis habeat aliquod commercium, qui? etc.,

nemo aliter philosophus sensit, in quo modo esset auctoritas,

tum quam plurimis modo dignis, se utilem praebent,

bonis viris... faciendum est, modo pro facultatibus,

decerne, modo recte,

itaque veniam, quo vocas, modo adjutore te,

atque utinam posset aliquā ratione hoc crimen quamvis falsa, modo humana atque usitata defendere,

tu si modo es Romae: vix enim puto, sin es, hoc vehementer animadvertas velim,

tute scis (si modo meministi) me tibi tum dixisse, etc.,

fortasse vici, si modo permansero,

si modo sola queant saxa tenere fidem,

persequar inferius, modo si licet ordine ferri,

modo si ejus nomine opus fiat,

quos valetudo modo bona sit, tenuitas ipsa delectat,

manent ingenia senibus, modo permaneat studium et industria,

modo Juppiter adsit, Tertia lux classem Cretaeis sistet in oris,

quae de Sicinio audīsti, ea mihi probantur: modo ne illa exceptio in aliquem incurrat bene de nobis meritum,

si quis est paulo ad voluptates propensior, modo ne sit ex pecudum genere, etc.,

modo non montes auri pollicens,

favet Fabi gloriae, quae modo non suā contumeliā splendeat,

pictor equum venientem, modo non vivum, comprehenderat,

modo non reclamante publico vigore,

sequere hac modo,

sedete hic modo,

propera modo,

vide modo,

ignem scrutare modo, inquam,

quin tu i modo,

i modo,

tace modo,

tu modo, dum licet, hunc fructum ne desere vitae,

tu modo posce deos veniam,

vos modo, inquit, parcite,

quid? ego modo huic frater factus, dum intro eo atque exeo?

modo dolores, meatu, occipiunt,

advenis modo,

devoravi nomen imprudens modo,

jam modo nunc possum contentus vivere parvo,

peccare fuisset Ante satis, penitus modo nunc genus omne perosos Femineum,

nuper homines nobiles hujusmodi, judices, et quid dico nuper? immo vero modo ac plane paulo ante vidimus, qui, etc.,

jam dudum, pridem, modo,

sum illi villae amicior modo factus,

quaeras putemne talem esse deorum naturam, qualis modo a te sit exposita,

declaravit id modo temeritas C. Caesaris,

modo hoc malum in rem publicam invasit,

si hodie bella sint, quale Gallicum modo (i. e. twenty-two years earlier),

in quā urbe modo gratiā, auctoritate, gloriā floruimus, in eā nunc iis quidem omnibus caremus,

domum modo ibo,

Artabanus tardari metu, modo cupidine vindictae inardescere,

modo ait, modo negat,

Cotta meus modo hoc, modo illud,

modo his, modo illis ex partibus,

o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc!

citus modo, modo tardus incessus,

laetos modo, modo pavidos animadverteres,

nebulonem modo, modo nugatorem appellat,

nunc... modo: nunc quereretur eundem accusatorem ac judicem esse, modo vitam sibi eripi, etc.,

nunc aliquando, interdum, nonnumquam, saepe, rursus.—So, modo... nunc,

modo ut reciperet imperium, nunc ut legatione fungeretur,

modo... aliquando,

modo... interdum,

modo... nonnumquam,

modo... saepe,

modo... modo... saepe,

modo... rursus,

sol modo accedens, tum autem recedens,

(Xenophon) facit Socratem disputantem... et modo unum, tum autem plures deos,

et modo mundum, tum mentem divinam esse putat,

modo (Theophrastus) menti divinum tribuit principatum, modo caelo, tum autem signis sideribusque caelestibus,

et forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa paulum modo prona, deinde flexa, etc.,

modo... paulo post,

modo... modo... postremum,

quid agerent, modo timentes, vicissim contemnentes religiones,

immer noch, noch immer — still

sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet

du bist noch zu klein — you're still too young

sie ist noch jung — she's only or still young

er schläft noch — he's still asleep

noch nie — never

das habe ich noch nie gehört — I've never known that (before)

er wird noch kommen — he'll come (yet)

(= eben, nicht später als) das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesday

ich habe ihn noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen — I saw him only two days ago

gerade noch — (only) just

noch gestern war er frisch und munter — (only) yesterday he was still bright and cheerful

noch keine drei Tage — not three days

(= außerdem, zusätzlich) wer war noch da? — who else was there?

noch einer — another (one)

noch ein Bier — another beer

noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers

noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more

ich gebe Ihnen noch zwei dazu — I'll give you two extra

noch ein Wort! — (not) another word!

noch größer — even or still or yet bigger

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better

das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...

und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...

er kann noch und nöcher erzählen — he can go on telling stories for ever

ich kann Ihnen Beispiele noch und nöcher geben — I can give you any number of examples

sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

noch nach Jahren — even years later

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read

weder... noch — neither... nor

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read

weder... noch — neither... nor

eso queda muy lejos — that's a long way away

queda un poco más al oeste — it is a little further west

queda a 6 km de aquí — it's 6 km from here

queda hacia la derecha — it's over to the right

¿por dónde queda Correos? — where's the post office?

queda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

esa cuestión queda fuera de nuestra responsabilidad — that matter lies outside our responsibility

quedó el penúltimo — he was second last

la crisis ha quedado atrás — the crisis is behind us

el autocar quedó destrozado — the coach was wrecked

te ha quedado muy bonita la cocina — you've made a great job of the kitchen

quedó paralítico tras el accidente — the accident left him paralysed

la cara le ha quedado desfigurada — her face has been disfigured

al final quedamos como amigos — we were still friends afterwards

aún no han quedado definidos los criterios — the criteria still haven't been established

la junta ha quedado constituida — the board has been elected

quedó huérfano de padre a los seis años — he lost his father when he was six years old

• quedar [en] algo, ¿en qué quedó la conversación? — how did the conversation end?

todas sus promesas quedaron en nada — all her promises came to nothing

al final todo quedó en un susto — it gave us a scare but it turned out all right in the end

• quedar [sin], miles de personas han quedado sin hogar — thousands of people have been left homeless

el proyecto quedó sin realizar — the project was never carried out

la reconstrucción del puente ha quedado sin hacer por falta de presupuesto — the rebuilding of the bridge has been abandoned because of a shortage of funds

ha quedado como un canalla — he has shown himself to be a rotter

solo lo ha hecho por quedar bien — he only did it to make himself look good

quedar bien con algn — to make a good impression on sb

no quiero quedar mal con ellos — I don't want to get on the wrong side of them

por no quedar mal — so as not to cause any offence

quedé por idiota — I was left looking like an idiot

aunque fue idea de todos, yo quedé por el culpable — although everyone was to blame, it ended up looking as if it was my fault

quería que su marido quedara en ridículo — she wanted to make her husband look a fool, she wanted to show her husband up

quedaron allí una semana — they stayed there a week

no queda ninguno — there are none left

¿queda algo de la cena? — is there any dinner left?

no quedan más que escombros — there is nothing left but rubble

no quedaba nadie en el autobús — there was nobody left on the bus

de la ciudad solo queda el castillo — all that remains {o} is left of the city is the castle

no quedó ni un solo edificio en pie — not a single building was left standing

se me cayó un poco de vino, pero no ha quedado ninguna mancha — I spilt some wine, but it didn't leave a stain

si a 8 le quito 2, quedan 6 — if I take 2 from 8, I'm left with {o} it leaves 6

me quedan cinco euros — I've got five euros left

no nos queda mucho dinero — we don't have much money left

no tenía suficiente y tuve que quedarle a deber — I didn't have enough money on me, so I had to owe him

me quedó a deber 25 euros — he was left owing me 25 euros

nos quedan 12 km para llegar a Badalona — we've still got 12 km to go to Badalona

queda por limpiar la cocina — the kitchen still needs cleaning

eso queda todavía por estudiar — that remains to be studied

que no quede —

por mí que no quede, yo he ayudado en lo que he podido — it won't be for want of trying on my part, I helped as much as I could

por probar que no quede — there's no harm in trying

tú por ser amable que no quede — nobody could accuse you of not being nice

me han quedado las matemáticas — I failed mathematics

¿qué tal (de grande) te queda el vestido? — does the dress fit you?

me queda pequeño — it's too small for me

no te queda bien ese vestido — that dress doesn't suit you

te queda bien — it suits you

no queda bien así/aquí — it doesn't look right like that/here

• quedar [en] (=acordar) —

¿quedamos en eso, entonces? — we'll do that, then, all right?

quedaron en esperar unos días antes de tomar una decisión definitiva — they agreed to wait a few days before taking a final decision

quedamos en vernos mañana — we arranged to meet tomorrow

quedamos en que cada uno traería una botella — we agreed that everyone would bring a bottle

¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo compras o no? — so what's it to be then? are you going to buy it or not?

hemos quedado en la puerta del cine — we've arranged to meet outside the cinema

habíamos quedado, pero no se presentó — we had arranged to meet, but he didn't turn up

¿quedamos a las cuatro? — shall we meet at four?

¿cómo quedamos? — where shall we meet and what time?

¿quedamos con ella en la parada? — shall we meet her at the bus stop?

quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed

quedar huérfano — to be orphaned

quedó paralítico — he was left paralyzed

quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute

el coche quedó como nuevo — the car is as good as new (now)

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco — it looks beautiful painted white

todo quedó solucionado — everything was sorted out

ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...

y que esto quede bien claro — and I want to make this quite clear

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?

me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...

el postre le quedó riquísimo — that dessert (he made) was delicious

para no quedar mal — so as not to lose face

si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go

si no voy quedaré mal con ellos — it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe — I did it to get in the boss's good books

quedé muy bien con el regalo — I made a very good impression with my present

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso — you really showed me up saying that

nos hizo quedar mal a todos — he embarrassed us all

quedé como una ignorante — I made a fool of myself

¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz — she was left with a scar

quedó sin solución — it remained unsolved

esto no puede quedar así — we can't leave things like this

me queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar — I arranged to meet some friends for dinner

queda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)