was still
Tom vide che Mary era ancora addormentata.
Tom saw that Mary was still asleep.
Karl era ancora a scuola.
Karl was still at school.
E Papà era ancora su un albero a mangiare banane.
And Dad was still up in a tree eating bananas.
— Taxi Blues (1990)
La discussione era ancora viva quando siamo arrivati alla riunione in ritardo.
The discussion was still going on when we arrived late to the meeting.
The book was still there yesterday.
Rubare alla zia quei pochi valori quando il suo corpo era ancora presente!
Stealing those few valuables from my aunt while her body was still present!
— Volver - Tornare (2006)
In qualche modo era ancora fresca.
Somehow, it was still fresh.