- still
- I [stɪl]
avverbio1) (up to and including a point in time) ancora
eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco
you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane
I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi
she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle
2) (expressing surprise) ancoraI still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!
3) (yet to happen) ancorait has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso
4) (expressing probability) ancorathere is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che
if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo
5) (nevertheless) ancora, tuttaviait still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché
still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta
6) (with comparatives: even) ancoraII 1. [stɪl]faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio
aggettivo1) (motionless) [air, water] calmo; [hand, person] immobile, fermo2) (peaceful) [house, streets] tranquillo, silenzioso3) [drink] non gassato; [water] non gassato, liscio; [wine] fermo2.avverbio1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobileto hold [sth.] still — tenere (ben) fermo [camera, mirror]
2) (calmly)to sit still — sedere tranquillo
to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo
••III [stɪl]still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
nome1) (calmness)the still of the night — il silenzio della notte
2) cinem. fotogramma m.; fot. posa f.IV [stɪl]verbo transitivo1) (silence) fare tacere [critic, voice]2) (calm) calmare [crowd, doubt]V [stɪl]nome (for making alcohol) (apparatus) distillatore m., alambicco m.; (distillery) distilleria f.* * *I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.)2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.)2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.)- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.)2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.)3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.)* * *I [stɪl]avverbio1) (up to and including a point in time) ancoraeat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco
you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane
I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi
she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle
2) (expressing surprise) ancoraI still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!
3) (yet to happen) ancorait has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso
4) (expressing probability) ancorathere is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che
if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo
5) (nevertheless) ancora, tuttaviait still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché
still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta
6) (with comparatives: even) ancoraII 1. [stɪl]faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio
aggettivo1) (motionless) [air, water] calmo; [hand, person] immobile, fermo2) (peaceful) [house, streets] tranquillo, silenzioso3) [drink] non gassato; [water] non gassato, liscio; [wine] fermo2.avverbio1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobileto hold [sth.] still — tenere (ben) fermo [camera, mirror]
2) (calmly)to sit still — sedere tranquillo
to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo
••III [stɪl]still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
nome1) (calmness)the still of the night — il silenzio della notte
2) cinem. fotogramma m.; fot. posa f.IV [stɪl]verbo transitivo1) (silence) fare tacere [critic, voice]2) (calm) calmare [crowd, doubt]V [stɪl]nome (for making alcohol) (apparatus) distillatore m., alambicco m.; (distillery) distilleria f.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.