Quieto in english
Still
pronunciation: stɪl part of speech: adverb
pronunciation: stɪl part of speech: adverb
In gestures
quieto = still ; unmoving ; motionless.
Example: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.Example: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.Example: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.more:
» estarse quieto = sit + still .
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'.» más quieto que una estatua = as still as a stone ; stone still ; as still as a statue .
Example: A wolf can run like the wind or be as still as a stone. Example: In the dark of the night, he was stone still for a few moments, then he began to tremble out of control. Example: When the music stops, the children have to stand as still as a statue for as long as the music is not playing.» no poder dejar quieto = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets ; fidget .
Example: In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting. Example: In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.» permanecer quieto = stand + still ; not + move + a muscle .
Example: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still. Example: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.» quedarse quieto = stand + still ; stand by ; sit + tight ; not + move + a muscle .
Example: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still. Example: Librarians cannot stand by trying to justify their existence while clinging to the traditional tasks of their profession7. Example: All we can do is sit tight, accept cuts in our living standards, and wait for better times to return. Example: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.» quieto parao = hold + Posesivo + horses .
Example: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.» tan quieto como una estatua = as still as a stone ; stone still ; as still as a statue .
Example: A wolf can run like the wind or be as still as a stone. Example: In the dark of the night, he was stone still for a few moments, then he began to tremble out of control. Example: When the music stops, the children have to stand as still as a statue for as long as the music is not playing.