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stable ['steɪbəl]∎ the patient's condition is stable l'état du malade est stationnaire;∎ he never had a stable family life il n'a jamais eu de vie de famille stable(b) (person, personality) stable, équilibré;∎ he's not stable il n'est pas équilibré, il est instable2 noun(a) (building) écurie f;∎ riding stable or stables centre m d'équitation(b) (group → of racehorses, sportspeople) écurie f; (→ of authors, actors) équipe f; (→ of companies, businesses) groupe m(take to stable) mettre à l'écurie;∎ her horse is stabled at Dixon's son cheval est en pension chez Dixon;∎ we can stable three horses nous avons de la place pour trois chevaux►► stable boy valet m d'écurie, lad m;stable door porte f d'écurie, porte f à deux vantaux ou battants;∎ figurative to shut or to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted réagir trop tard, arriver après la bataille;stable girl valet m d'écurie (fille);stable lad lad m -
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lad [læd]∎ he's only a lad c'est seulement un gamin;∎ when I was a lad quand j'étais jeune;∎ come here, lad viens ici, mon gars ou mon garçon∎ he went out for a drink with the lads il est allé boire un coup avec des copains;∎ the lads from work les copains de travail;∎ morning lads! salut les gars!;∎ to be one of the lads aimer sortir en bande∎ he was a bit of a lad when he was young il a eu une jeunesse assez tumultueuse∎ (stable) lad lad m -
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stable boy ⇒ Shops, trades and professions n gen garçon m d'étable, palefrenier/-ière m/f ; Turf lad m.
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stable lad — or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing stable • • • Main Entry: ↑stable * * * stable lad UK US noun [countable] [singular stable lad … Useful english dictionary
stable lad — stable lads also stable lad N COUNT A stable lad is the same as a stable boy. [BRIT] (in AM, use stable boy) … English dictionary
stable lad — stable ,lad noun count BRITISH someone whose job is to look after horses in a stable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stable lad — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person employed in a stable … English terms dictionary
stable lad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stable lad : singular stable lad plural stable lads British a boy or man whose job is to look after horses in a stable … English dictionary
stable-lad — see stable lad … English dictionary
lad — W3S3 [læd] n BrE [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) old fashioned or informal a boy or young man →↑lass ▪ a young lad ▪ Things were different when I was a lad … Dictionary of contemporary English
stable boy — UK US noun [countable] [singular stable boy plural stable boys] a boy or man whose job is to look after horses in a stable Thesaurus: horse ridinghyp … Useful english dictionary
stable lass — stable lad or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing stable • • • Main Entry: ↑stable … Useful english dictionary
stable — 1. adj. (stabler, stablest) 1 firmly fixed or established; not easily adjusted, destroyed, or altered (a stable structure; a stable government). 2 firm, resolute; not wavering or fickle (a stable and steadfast friend). 3 Chem. (of a compound) not … Useful english dictionary
stable boy — (or stable girl, Brit. also stable lad) noun a boy or man (or girl or woman) employed in a stable … English new terms dictionary