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1 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) (se) calmer2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) s'installer (confortablement)3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) se mettre (sérieusement) à -
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3 still
still [stɪl]1. adverba. ( = up to this time) encorec. ( = 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 expérienced. ( = 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 problèmee. ( = even) encoref. ( = yet) encore2. adjectivea. ( = motionless) immobileb. ( = calm) calme3. adverb• hold still! ne bouge pas !4. nounb. ( = apparatus) alambic m5. compounds* * *I [stɪl]1) ( up to and including a point in time) encore; ( when nothing has changed) toujoursyou'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
2) ( expressing surprise) toujours, encore3) ( yet to happen) encorethere is still a chance that — il est encore possible que (+ subj)
4) ( nevertheless) quand mêmestill, it's the thought that counts — enfin, c'est l'intention qui compte
5) (with comparatives: even) encoreII 1. [stɪl]better/worse still — encore mieux/pire
1) ( distillery) distillerie f2) ( photo) photographie f or photo f de plateau3) ( quiet)2.the still of the night — littér le silence de la nuit
1) ( motionless) calme2) ( peaceful) tranquille3) [drink] non gazeux/-euse; [water] plat3.1) ( immobile) [lie, stay] immobileto hold [something] still — bien tenir [camera, mirror]
2) ( calmly)4.to keep ou stand still — ne pas bouger
transitive verb faire taire [critic]; calmer [doubt]•• -
4 still
I.1 ( up to and including a point in time) toujours, encore ; she still doesn't like eggs elle n'aime toujours pas les œufs ; he's still as crazy as ever! il est toujours aussi fou! ; that's still not good enough for you! tu n'es toujours pas content! ; we're still waiting for a reply nous attendons toujours une réponse ; they're still in town ils sont encore en ville ; you have to eat this bread while it's still fresh il faut manger ce pain pendant qu'il est encore frais ; you're still too young tu es encore trop jeune ; the ruins are still to be seen on peut encore voir les ruines ; I still have some money left il me reste encore de l'argent ;2 ( expressing surprise) toujours, encore ; he still hasn't come back il n'est toujours pas revenu ; I still can't believe it! je n'arrive toujours pas à le croire! ; are you still here? tu es toujours or encore là? ;3 ( referring to something yet to happen) encore ; it has still to be decided c'est encore à décider ; I have four exams still to go j'ai encore quatre examens à passer ; still to come, a report on… Radio, TV dans quelques instants, un reportage sur… ;4 ( expressing probability) encore ; you could still be a winner vous pouvez encore gagner ; there is still a chance that il est encore possible que (+ subj) ; prices are still expected to rise on prévoit encore une augmentation des prix ; if I'm still alive si je suis encore en vie ;5 ( nevertheless) quand même ; he's unarmed but he's still dangerous il n'est pas armé mais il est quand même or toujours dangereux ; it still doesn't explain why cela n'explique quand même or toujours pas pourquoi ; it was very dear, still it was worth it c'était très cher, ça valait quand même le coup ○ ; still, it's the thought that counts enfin, c'est l'intention qui compte ; still and all ○ quand même ;6 (with comparatives: even) encore ; faster still, still faster encore plus rapide ; stranger still was the fact that ce qui était encore plus étrange c'était que ; still more surprising encore plus étonnant ; still more money was spent on a dépensé encore plus d'argent ; still less encore moins ; there is little sense of an objective, still less how to achieve it on n'a pas une idée très précise de l'objectif et encore moins de la manière d'y arriver ; better/worse still encore mieux/pire ;7 (emphasizing quantity, numbers: yet) encore ; still another way to do encore une autre façon de faire ; many died, still more/still others emigrated beaucoup sont morts mais beaucoup plus encore/beaucoup d'autres encore ont émigré.II.A n2 Cin, Phot photographie f or photo f de plateau ; a still from a film une photo extraite d'un film ;3 ( calmness) ( lack of motion) calme m ; ( lack of noise) tranquillité f ; the still of the night/forest le silence de la nuit/forêt.B adj1 ( motionless) [air, day, water] calme ; [hand, person] immobile ; absolutely ou totally still immobile ;2 ( peaceful) [countryside, house, streets] tranquille ;C advD vtr1 ( silence) faire taire [critic, voice] ;2 ( calm) calmer [crowd, doubt, fear].still waters run deep il faut se méfier de l'eau qui dort.
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