still

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Not moving; calm.
2. Not effervescing; not sparkling.
3. Uttering no sound; silent.
4. (not-comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
5. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
6. (obsolete) Constant; continual.
7. (dated) Dormant.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Without motion.
2. (not-comparable) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
3. (not-comparable) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
4. (conjunctive, not-comparable) Nevertheless.
5. (archaic, not-comparable, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
6. (not-comparable) Even, yet.
7. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of styll.

Noun

1. A period of calm or silence.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of still water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
3. A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
4. A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
5. (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.

Noun

1. A device for distilling liquids.
2. A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
3. The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
4. A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.

Verb

To calm down, to quiet.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To trickle, drip.
2. To cause to fall by drops.
3. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.

Concepten

nog

stil

rustig

kalm

geruststellen

bedaren

toch

kalmeren

stilte

stillen

bedaard

gerust

alsnog

distilleerderij

nog steeds

verslaan

doorgaan

fnuiken

fusilleren

gaan door

immer

kappen

kleinmaken

neerdrukken

neerhalen

neerslachtig maken

neervellen

ombrengen

🔪🩸👤

omhakken

ontmoedigen

opduikelen

opgraven

overwinnen

roerloos

rooien

slachten

slopen

steeds

still

sussen

temmen

terneerdrukken

tot rust brengen

uitgraven

uitputten

vellen

vernederen

verootmoedigen

verzwakken

winnen

Synoniemen

yet

quiet

calm

motionless

nevertheless

however

even

but

tranquil

silent

🔇

even now

also

silence

as yet

stationary

placid

motionlessly

even so

hush

again

🔁

distillery

more

noiseless

further

though

tranquilize

not yet

all the same

appease

quieten

allay

stillness

quiescent

peaceful

even though

notwithstanding

soothe

assuage

stagnant

quietly

shot

only

unmoving

fixed

as before

mute

🔇

just

and

immobile

ongoing

Vertalingen

encore

noch

todavía

toujours

ancora

quieto

still

aún

ainda

ruhig

tuttora

calme

immer noch

quiet

tranquille

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/stɪl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: stille

Overgenomen van Oudengels: stille

Verwant aan Schots: stil

Verwant aan Saterfries: stil

Verwant aan Fries: stil

Verwant aan Nederlands: stil

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: still

Verwant aan Duits: still

Verwant aan Zweeds: stilla

Verwant aan IJslands: stilltur

Overgenomen van Middelengels:

Overgenomen van Oudengels: stillan

In summary

From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall.
(noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see).

Zinnen

It seemed such a little thing , so bright and small and still .

Het leek zo klein, zo helder en klein en stil.

Take shelter in this tent , but keep still .

Zet onderdak in deze tent, maar blijf stil.

And I still claim I was right the night I proposed .

En ik beweer nog steeds dat ik gelijk had de nacht die ik voorstelde.

He turned from the door and walked slowly toward the gate , still holding the keys in his hand .

Hij draaide zich van de deur en liep langzaam naar de poort en hield nog steeds de sleutels in zijn hand.

Its lower end was still embedded .

Two women were still missing when the firefighters arrived .

Twee vrouwen misten nog toen de brandweerlieden arriveerden.