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Ⅰ.still1 [stɪl](a) (as of this moment) encore, toujours;∎ he's still here il est encore ou toujours ici;∎ he's still not here il n'est toujours pas là;∎ is it still raining? est-ce qu'il pleut encore ou toujours?;∎ we're still waiting for the repairman to come nous attendons toujours que le réparateur vienne;∎ there's still a bit of cake left il reste encore un morceau de gâteau;∎ the worst was still to come le pire n'était pas encore arrivé;∎ it's stuck still? c'est coincé encore?;∎ I still have 500 francs il me reste 500 francs, j'ai encore 500 francs;∎ I still can't see what was wrong with my suggestion je ne vois toujours pas en quoi ma suggestion était mauvaise(b) (all the same) quand même;∎ it's certainly difficult, but it's still better than my last job c'est difficile, c'est sûr, mais c'est quand même mieux que mon dernier emploi;∎ whatever she's done, she's still your mother quoi qu'elle ait fait, c'est quand même ta mère;∎ it's a shame we lost - still, it was a good game (c'est) dommage que nous ayons perdu - quand même, c'était un bon match;∎ familiar still and all quand même□∎ still more/less encore plus/moins;∎ still further, further still encore plus loin;∎ the sea was getting still rougher la mer était de plus en plus agitéeⅡ.still2(a) (motionless → person, air, surface) immobile;∎ her eyes were never still ses yeux ne restaient jamais immobiles;∎ be still! arrête de remuer!;∎ proverb still waters run deep méfie-toi de l'eau qui dort∎ a still night une nuit calme;(c) (not fizzy) plat2 adverbsans bouger;∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!;∎ my heart stood still mon cœur a cessé de battre;∎ they're so excited they can't sit still ils sont tellement excités qu'ils ne peuvent pas rester en place;∎ try to hold the camera still essaie de ne pas bouger l'appareil photo∎ the voices of protest had been stilled on avait fait taire les contestataires;∎ that mighty pen is stilled for ever cet écrivain génial s'est tu à jamais(b) (allay → doubts, fears) apaiser, calmerliterary se calmer;∎ the storm had stilled la tempête s'était apaisée5 noun∎ in the still of the night dans le silence de la nuit(c) (apparatus) alambic m►► still life nature f morte;still mineral water eau f minérale non gazeuse ou plate;still photographer photographe mf de plateau
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