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still

/stɪl/

Meanings
noun

Calma, silencio

A period of calm or silence.

Examples :

"the still of the night"
La calma de la noche.
time sound nature period essential

Related Words

Illustration adjectives

adjectives noun

/ˈædʒɪktɪvz/

Adjetivo

"The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."

Las palabras “grande” y “pesado” son adjetivos ingleses.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration nevertheless

nevertheless adverb

/ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/ /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/

Sin embargo, no obstante

"The weather was terrible, nevertheless, we went to the park. "

El clima era terrible, sin embargo, fuimos al parque.

Illustration comparative

comparative noun

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/ /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/

Comparativo

"The comparative of "tall" is "taller," showing the difference in height. "

El comparativo de "tall" es "taller", que muestra la diferencia de altura.

Illustration photograph

photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

Fotografía, foto

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

La fotografía de la clase mostraba a todos sonriendo durante la excursión escolar.

Illustration invariably

invariably adverb

/ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bli/ /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/

Siempre, invariablemente

"He is invariably late for meetings."

Él llega invariablemente tarde a las reuniones.

Illustration continuously

continuously adverb

/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

Continuamente, sin parar

"The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land."

El río fluye continuamente hacia el mar, nunca se detendrá para que podamos cruzar por tierra seca.

Illustration comparatively

comparatively adverb

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/

Comparativamente

"My brother is comparatively quiet, while my sister is very outgoing. "

Mi hermano es comparativamente tranquilo, mientras que mi hermana es muy extrovertida.

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

Abuelo

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Mi abuelo me ayudó con mi tarea de matemáticas.

Illustration traditional

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

Tradicionalista

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

Mi abuela es una tradicionalista que cree firmemente en los valores familiares.

Illustration whispering

whispering verb

/ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/

Susurrar

"The students were whispering answers to each other during the test, hoping the teacher wouldn't hear. "

Los estudiantes estaban susurrando las respuestas entre ellos durante el examen, esperando que el profesor no escuchara.

Illustration effervescing

effervescing verb

/ˌɛfərˈvɛsɪŋ/ /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsɪŋ/

Efervescer, burbujear

"The lemonade quickly effervesced when I added the lemon juice. "

La limonada burbujeó rápidamente cuando agregué el jugo de limón.