- stable
- I 'steibl
adjective
(negative unstable)1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.)2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.)3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.)4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.)•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation
II 'steibl noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.)2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.)stable1 adj establethat scaffolding doesn't look very stable ese andamio no parece muy establea stable relationship una relación estableEl comparativo de stable se escribe stabler; el superlativo se escribe stableststable2 n cuadrathe horse is in the stable el caballo está en la cuadrastabletr['steɪbəl]adjective1 (unchanging) estable, constante; (firm) sólido,-a, estable; (secure) fijo,-a, estable, seguro,-a; (person - sane) equilibrado,-a■ she needs a stable relationship necesita una relación estable■ the patient is in a stable condition el paciente está en estado estacionario2 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL estable————————stabletr['steɪbəl]noun1 (for horses) cuadra, caballeriza; (for other animals) establo2 (training establishment for horses) cuadra; (school, theatre, club, etc) escuelatransitive verb1 (put in stable) encerrar en una cuadra; (keep in stable) guardar en una cuadra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto close/lock/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted tomar precauciones cuando ya no hay remediostable boy / stable girl mozo de cuadra / moza de cuadrastable ['steɪbəl] vt, -bled ; -bling : poner (ganado) en un establo, poner (caballos) en una caballerizastable adj, -bler ; -blest1) fixed, steady: fijo, sólido, estable2) lasting: estable, perdurablea stable government: un gobierno estable3) : estacionario (en medicina), equilibrado (en psicología)stable n: establo m (para ganado), caballeriza f o cuadra f (para caballos)stableadj.• caballeriza (Agricultura) adj.• cuadra adj.• estable adj.• sólido, -a adj.n.• caballeriza s.f.• caballos de carrera de un particular s.m.pl.• cuadra s.f.• establo s.m.v.• poner en una cuadra v.
I 'steɪbəladjective -bler, -blesta) (firm, steady) <structure/platform> estable, sólido; <relationship/government> estable; <economy/currency> establethe patient's condition is stable — el estado del paciente es estacionario
b) (Psych) equilibradoc) (Chem, Phys) estable
II
noun (often pl) (for horses) caballeriza f, cuadra f; (for other livestock) establo m; (before n)stable boy o lad/girl — mozo m/moza f de cuadra; door a)
III
transitive verb poner* or guardar en la cuadra
I
['steɪbl]ADJ (compar stabler) (superl stablest) [relationship, country, situation, substance] estable; [job] estable, permanente; (Med) [condition] estacionario; [blood pressure, weight] estable, estacionario; (Psych) [person, character] equilibradosterling has remained stable against the franc — la libra se ha mantenido estable frente al franco
the weight of the machine makes it very stable — el peso de la máquina le da estabilidad
that ladder's not very stable — esa escalera no está muy firme
II ['steɪbl]1.N (=building) cuadra f , caballeriza f ; (=establishment) cuadra f2.VT (=keep in stable) guardar en una cuadra; (=put in stable) poner en una cuadra3.CPDstable door N —
- shut or close the stable door after the horse has boltedstable lad N — = stableboy
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I ['steɪbəl]adjective -bler, -blesta) (firm, steady) <structure/platform> estable, sólido; <relationship/government> estable; <economy/currency> establethe patient's condition is stable — el estado del paciente es estacionario
b) (Psych) equilibradoc) (Chem, Phys) estable
II
noun (often pl) (for horses) caballeriza f, cuadra f; (for other livestock) establo m; (before n)stable boy o lad/girl — mozo m/moza f de cuadra; door a)
III
transitive verb poner* or guardar en la cuadra
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.