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Still

/ʃtɪl/

Quiet / silent (NOT: still as in 'yet')

When to use it

False friend. 'Still' in German = quiet/silent. 'Still' (yet) in English = 'noch'. 'Stilles Wasser' = non-carbonated water.

In conversation

—Sei bitte still, das Baby schläft.

—Please be quiet, the baby is sleeping.

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