still

immobile, calme

Qui ne bouge pas, ou qui est très calme et silencieux.

En anglais simple : Not moving, or very calm and quiet.

• The air was still.
• Her hands stayed completely still.
• The lake looked still in the morning light.

Comment l'utiliser : keep still (Please keep still while I take the photo.)

Synonymes : motionless, calm, quiet

Contraires : moving

Expressions courantes : keep still, still air, still water

plate

Se dit d'une boisson qui ne contient pas de bulles de gaz.

En anglais simple : A drink with no bubbles of gas in it.

• I prefer still water.
• They serve both still and sparkling wines.
• Would you like a bottle of still mineral water?

Synonymes : noncarbonated

Contraires : sparkling

Expressions courantes : still water, still wine

constant, continu

Qui conserve la même qualité au fil du temps.

En anglais simple : Continuing with the same quality over time.

• Her still affection survived their years apart.
• His still devotion comforted her through every difficulty.
• They admired her still patience in troubled times.

Synonymes : constant, continuing, lasting

Expressions courantes : still devotion, still affection

encore, toujours

Indique qu'une situation commencée auparavant continue maintenant.

En anglais simple : Used when a situation continues from an earlier time.

• I still live here.
• The window is still broken.
• Does your brother still work at the hospital?

Comment l'utiliser : still + verb (I still remember your first visit.); be + still + adjective (The shop is still open.)

Expressions courantes : still waiting, still here, still available, still raining

néanmoins, quand même

Indique qu'une chose se produit malgré une difficulté ou une raison qui pourrait l'empêcher.

En anglais simple : Used when something happens despite a difficulty or a reason against it.

• It is expensive, but I still want it.
• She was tired but still finished the race.
• The room is small. Still, the view is lovely.

Comment l'utiliser : still, + clause (The journey was long. Still, we enjoyed it.)

Synonymes : nevertheless, nonetheless, even so

Expressions courantes : but still, still try

alambic

Appareil qui chauffe un liquide puis refroidit et recueille sa vapeur pour le rendre plus pur ou plus concentré.

En anglais simple : Equipment that heats a liquid and collects its cooled vapor to make it purer or stronger.

• The whisky is made in a copper still.
• Steam rose from the old still.
• The distillery replaced its two largest stills.

Expressions courantes : copper still, whisky still

silence, calme

Un moment de grand silence et de calme profond.

En anglais simple : A time of deep quiet and calm.

• A bell rang through the still of night.
• We listened in the still of the forest.
• Her footsteps broke the still of the dawn.

Comment l'utiliser : the still of something (A bird called in the still of the morning.)

Synonymes : silence, quiet, calm

Expressions courantes : the still, still of night

apaiser, calmer

Rendre une personne ou une chose plus calme ou plus silencieuse.

En anglais simple : To make someone or something calmer or quieter.

• She stilled the crying child.
• He breathed deeply to still his racing heart.
• The music stilled our fears for a moment.

Comment l'utiliser : still something (Her gentle voice stilled my fears.)

Synonymes : calm, quiet, silence

Contraires : agitate

Expressions courantes : still something, still the noise