still (adv.)
→
nevertheless
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | still | |
| meaning 1 | up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly | He still lives with his mother. It was still raining |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | nevertheless; all the same | I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless |
| reference | ODE | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | toujours | |
| meaning 1 | still (adv.) | Je ne suis toujours pas satisfait. I am still not satisfied. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | nevertheless | − On ne va pas sortir, regarde cette pluie! − C'est comme tu voudras, toujours est-il que tu es bien sorti l'autre jour par une pluie battante. – We will not go out, look at this rain ! – As you wish, however the other day you went out in the pouring rain. |
| reference | CNRTL | |
| comment | The second meaning is only realized in the construction "Toujours est-il que..." | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Spanish | |
| lexeme | todavía | |
| meaning 1 | still (adv.) | Está durmiendo todavía. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | nevertheless | Es muy ingrato, pero todavía quiero yo hacerle bien |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||