stock-still

• Descreve o estado de completa imobilidade, como se estivesse paralisado ou petrificado no lugar. É usado para pessoas ou animais que ficam totalmente sem se mexer, muitas vezes por medo, surpresa ou tensão.

Describes a state of being completely motionless, as if frozen in place.

1. Completely motionlessB2formal

   Not moving at all; absolutely still.

   Imóvel

   • The deer stood stock-still in the middle of the road.
   • She remained stock-still, afraid to make a sound.
   • He was stock-still, as if frozen in place.

   Sinônimosfrozenimmobileinertmotionlessrigidrootedstaticstationarystilltransfixedunmoving

   Antônimosactiveanimatedmobilemovingstirring

• Advérbio que significa «completamente imóvel» ou «absolutamente parado». Usa-se para descrever um estado de total imobilidade, muitas vezes sugerindo uma parada repentina do movimento, como se a pessoa tivesse ficado petrificada ou enregelada.

An adverb meaning "completely motionless" or "absolutely still." It is used to describe a state of total immobility, often implying a sudden freeze in movement, as if one were as still as a stock or block of wood.

1. Completely motionlessB2formal

   Without moving or making any sound; perfectly still.

   Imóvel

   • The deer stood stock-still in the middle of the road.
   • She remained stock-still, holding her breath as the intruder passed by.
   • He froze stock-still when he heard the strange noise behind him.

   Sinônimosimmovablymotionlesslystiffly

   Antônimosactiveastirmoving