Meanings (ES + gloss)
glaxo • quieto
Not moving; calm.
Sit there and stay still!
Still waters run deep.
seguir siendo
Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
To follow the still President’s marching orders, all that Secretary Ronnie Puno has to do is to follow the road map laid out by Justice Azcuna in his “separate” opinion.
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aún • todavía
Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago.
We’ve seen most of the sights, but we are still visiting the museum.
aún • todavía
To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed.
Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller / Harry is taller still.
no obstante • sin embargo
Nevertheless.
I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
Yeah, but still...
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
quietud
A period of calm or silence.
Between the roar of the thunder and the blatter of the rain there were intervals of an astounding still, of an ominous suspense […]
the still of the night
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alambique • alquitara • destilador
A device for distilling liquids.
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aquietar • quietar
To calm down, to quiet.
They likewise believed that he, having a full Sway and Command over the Water, had Power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it […]
to still the raging sea
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