Still in spanish
pronunciation: toʊdɑbiɑ part of speech: adverb
still1 = fotograma, imagen fija. [Una de las imágenes de una película]
Example: This speed is necessary in television, for motion pictures rather than stills as the object.more:
» film still = fotograma, imagen fija.
Example: The author traces the history behind cinematic photography and film stills.» movie still = fotograma, imagen fija.
Example: The images discussed are mostly photographs and movie stills.» photographic still = fotograma, fotografía.
Example: This photographic still features a masonry stone wall with rocks in a very wide range of colors and textures.still2 = inmóvil, quieto, tranquilo, calmado, en calma.
Example: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.more:
» as still as a statue = tan quieto como una estatua, más quieto que una estatua.
Example: When the music stops, the children have to stand as still as a statue for as long as the music is not playing.» as still as a stone = tan quieto como una estatua, más quieto que una estatua.
Example: A wolf can run like the wind or be as still as a stone.» it is/was (still) early days (yet) = todavía es/era pronto, aún es/era pronto, es/era pronto todavía, es/era pronto aún, todavía es/era temprano, aún es/era temprano, es/era temprano todavía, es/era temprano aún. [Las combinaciones normales son it is/was early days, it is/was still early days y it is/was early days yet]
Example: It's early days, and we've got a lot to do, but there's no reason why we can't make this work.» photo still = fotograma, fotografía.
Example: The film is a collection of photo stills merged to create a piece where you experience a character in a state of daydream.» sit + still = sentarse sin moverse, estarse quieto.
Example: An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to 'make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.» stand + still = quedarse quieto, quedarse parado, permanecer quieto, permanecer parado.
Example: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still.» stay + still = quedarse inmóvil.
Example: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.» stillbirth [still-birth] = morinato, bebé que nace muerto.
Example: Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.» stillborn = morinato, nacido muerto.
Example: Giving birth to a stillborn baby is undoubtedly one of the most devastating experiences a parent could ever have to face.» still graphic = gráfico fijo.
Example: Different media will be supported: text, still graphics, animated graphics, sound, still images, video images, etc.» still image = imagen fija.
Example: The advantages of videodisc for storing still images as compared to microforms and optical discs are evident.» still life = bodegón, naturaleza muerta.
Example: The author studies the iconography and social, historical and political contexts of Courbet's 1872 painting 'Still Life: Apples, Pears and Primroses on a Table'.» still mineral water = agua mineral sin gas.
Example: Why does sparkling mineral water have a lower pH than still mineral water?.» still photo = foto.
Example: You can easily create your own animated promo videos from your still photos.» still-picture = imagen fija.
Example: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.» still water = agua sin gas, agua normal.
Example: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.» still waters = aguas mansas, aguas tranquilas.
Example: This type of fish mainly occurs in still waters.» still waters run deep = las apariencias engañan, la procesión va por dentro, la pasión va por dentro, la procesión se lleva por dentro.
Example: They may appear cold but 'still waters run deep' -- they have much sympathy and understanding for intimate friends.» stone still = tan quieto como una estatua, más quieto que una estatua.
Example: In the dark of the night, he was stone still for a few moments, then he began to tremble out of control.» time + stand still = tiempo + detenerse.
Example: It was one of those rare moments in history when time stood still and people the world over remember where they were and what they were doing.still3 = aún, todavía.
Example: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.more:
» be (still) hard at it = trabajar duro, trabajar con ahínco, trabajar sin parar, seguir trabajando, seguir al pie del cañón.
Example: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.» be (still) toiling away = trabajar duro, trabajar con ahínco, trabajar sin parar, seguir trabajando, seguir al pie del cañón.
Example: Even after 23 years after India declared child labour as illegal, official figures show 12 million youngsters are still toiling away.» be (still) working away = trabajar duro, trabajar con ahínco, trabajar sin parar, seguir trabajando, seguir al pie del cañón.
Example: I really admire her passion and love for her life's work, she is 96 and still working away.» better still = mejor aun, aun mejor, lo que es mejor aun, lo que es aun mejor.
Example: At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').» but still = aunque.
Example: Less well-reported but still widely collected types of use included newly registered borrowers, visits, reference questions, in-library use, and off site program attendance = Otros datos sobre los que se dio menos información aunque todas las bibliotecas los recogen eran el número de nuevos usuarios, las visitas, las preguntas de referencia, el uso dentro de la biblioteca y la asistencia a actividades organizas fuera de la biblioteca.» echo + still resound from = todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de.
Example: The echoes are still resounding from the 13th International Book Fair, which become the cultural event of greatest public impact in the country.» have + (still) a long way to go = tener mucha distancia que recorrer, tener mucho camino que recorrer, quedar mucho por hacer, tener cuerda para rato.
Example: One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.» have + (still) a long way to go (before) = quedar mucho (para), faltar mucho (para).
Example: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.» still + Verbo = seguir + Verbo.
Example: He has an example, in the fact that the outranged Europeans still failed to adopt the Turkish bow = El tiene un ejemplo en el hecho de que los europeos en tierras lejanas seguían sin adoptar el saludo turco.» still (an)other(s) = y otro(s), y además otro(s), además otro(s).
Example: Still another librarian includes the Website address as part of her e-mail signature = Además, otra bibliotecaria incluye la dirección de la página web en su firma de correo electrónico.» the jury is still out (on) = no se sabe todavía, no está claro todavía.
Example: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.» the worst is yet/still to come = lo peor está por llegar, lo peor está por venir.
Example: What we're finding out from a fiscal standpoint is that the worst is yet to come.» worse still = aun peor, peor aun, lo que es aun peor, lo que es peor aun.
Example: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.still4 = sin embargo, no obstante.
Example: This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.still5 = alambique, destilador.
Example: After a successful trial run with one still, the two men broke into the big-time liquor world with the purchase of three additional copper stills.more:
» moonshine still = destilería ilegal.
Example: He provides a wealth of information about Texas life on everything from making fiddles, to running bloodhounds, to finding moonshine stills.» solar still = alambique solar.
Example: Research centers are concentrated in the south, especially in Crimea, and work focuses mainly on practical applications, such as solar stills, ovens, water pumps, and cooling systems.still6 = acallar, calmar, apaciguar, pacificar, aplacar.
Example: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.