still

immobile, calmo

Che non si muove, oppure è molto calmo e silenzioso.

In inglese semplice: Not moving, or very calm and quiet.

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

Come si usa: keep still (Please keep still while I take the photo.)

Sinonimi: motionless, calm, quiet

Contrari: moving

Espressioni comuni: keep still, still air, still water

naturale, non gassato

Si dice di una bevanda che non contiene bollicine di gas.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: noncarbonated

Contrari: sparkling

Espressioni comuni: still water, still wine

costante, continuo

Che continua nel tempo mantenendo la stessa caratteristica.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: constant, continuing, lasting

Espressioni comuni: still devotion, still affection

ancora

Indica che una situazione iniziata prima continua anche adesso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: still + verb (I still remember your first visit.); be + still + adjective (The shop is still open.)

Espressioni comuni: still waiting, still here, still available, still raining

tuttavia, comunque

Indica che qualcosa accade nonostante una difficoltà o un motivo contrario.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: still, + clause (The journey was long. Still, we enjoyed it.)

Sinonimi: nevertheless, nonetheless, even so

Espressioni comuni: but still, still try

alambicco

Apparecchio che scalda un liquido e ne raffredda e raccoglie il vapore per renderlo più puro o concentrato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: copper still, whisky still

silenzio, quiete

Un momento di profondo silenzio e calma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the still of something (A bird called in the still of the morning.)

Sinonimi: silence, quiet, calm

Espressioni comuni: the still, still of night

calmare, placare

Rendere qualcuno o qualcosa più calmo o silenzioso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: still something (Her gentle voice stilled my fears.)

Sinonimi: calm, quiet, silence

Contrari: agitate

Espressioni comuni: still something, still the noise