still in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.still1 [Am stɪl, Brit stɪl] ADJ

II.still1 [Am stɪl, Brit stɪl] N

III.still1 [Am stɪl, Brit stɪl] ADV Spanish has two words for still: todavía and aún. Both can go at the beginning or end of the sentence: I still haven't seen him todavía or aún no lo he visto, or no lo he visto todavía or aún.
The distinction in English between he hasn't arrived yet and he still hasn't arrived is not expressed verbally in Spanish. Both can be translated by todavía or aún no ha llegado, or no ha llegado todavía or aún. The degree of intensity, surprise, or annoyance is often expressed by intonation.
Note that the verb seguir can be used to express continuation: I still don't understand why sigo sin entender por qué; he's still looking for a job sigue buscando trabajo.

IV.still1 [Am stɪl, Brit stɪl] VB trans

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still2 [Am stɪl, Brit stɪl] N

stock-still [Am ˈstɑk ˈstɪl, Brit stɒkˈstɪl] ADJ

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still in the PONS Dictionary

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stock-still [ˌstɒkˈstɪl, Am ˌstɑ:k-] ADV

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still Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be still at the experimental stage
estar todavía en fase experimental
to be still at the laboratory stage
estar aún en fase experimental
I still have to make the bed
aún tengo que estirar la cama
although he's old, he can still work
aunque es viejo, aún puede trabajar
things are still up in the air
la pelota sigue en el tejado fig
sth can still be made of this
de esto aún se puede sacar partido
don't lose hope, they're still alive
no desesperes de que sigan vivos
we still haven't settled our differences
todavía no hemos saldado nuestras diferencias
but she is still only a child!
¡pero si todavía es una niña!
to be still in its infancy
estar aún en pañales fig
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A brakeman still rides onboard each train to control its speed.
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For example, the drunken shrimp can be cooked in boiling water instead of serving them while they are still live.
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The case is still sensational, notorious and unresolved.
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The coracles are about 2.24 m in diameter, but still can take a load of eight persons at a time.
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He began to draw cartoons for a local paper while still in high school.
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She has bad news: despite the class being especially aimed at socializing disruptive students, they still have to follow the school board's missive that they teach to the upcoming test.
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By 1883, the railroad was still unbuilt; the building contractor refused to construct it until all of the proposed right of way had been secured.
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Still, losses to the aquifer between 2001 and 2011 equated to a third of its cumulative depletion during the entire 20th century.
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However, unusual color varieties such as albino and pastel red-eared sliders, which are derived from captive breeding, are still allowed for sale.
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His case is still pending, and the federal government has started deportation proceedings against him.
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