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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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stable [ˈsteɪbl]1. adjective• he is in a stable condition [patient] son état est stationnaire2. noun( = building) écurie f• (riding) stable(s) centre m équestre(PROV) to shut or close the stable door after the horse has bolted prendre des précautions après coup[+ horse] mettre à l'écurie* * *['steɪbl] 1.1) ( building) écurie f2) ( string of racehorses) écurie f (de courses)2.stables plural noun écurie f3.riding stables — manège m
1) ( steady) stable2) ( psychologically) équilibré3) Chemistry, Physics stable4.transitive verb mettre [quelque chose] à l'écurie [horse] -
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A n1 ( building) écurie f ;C adj1 ( steady) [economy, situation, background, relationship, construction, job] stable ; [medical condition] stable, stationnaire ; his condition is said to be stable son état a été déclaré stationnaire ;2 ( psychologically) [person, temperament, character] équilibré, stable ; -
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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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9 stable fly
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I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stable2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) solide, stable3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) équilibré4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stable•- stabilize - stabilise - stabilization - stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) écurie2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) manège -
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15 stable atmospheric equilibrium
English-French dictionary of Geography > stable atmospheric equilibrium
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17 stable ecosystem
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18 stable population
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20 stable, home, environment
foyer m stableEnglish-French legislative terms > stable, home, environment
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stable — [ stabl ] adj. • fin XIIe; lat. stabilis 1 ♦ Qui n est pas sujet à changer ou à disparaître; qui demeure dans le même état. ⇒ constant, durable, 1. ferme, permanent, solide. « Rien n est stable dans la nature; tout y est dans un perpétuel… … Encyclopédie Universelle
stable — sta‧ble [ˈsteɪbl] adjective steady and not likely to move or change: • Japanese enterprises operate under relatively stable capital market conditions. • The key to growth and stable employment will be through improving the international… … Financial and business terms
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 (disambiguation) — Stable may refer to: *stable, a building in which livestock, usually horses, are kept. ** Stable, in professional wrestling, a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element *the attribute of stability ** Chemically stable **… … Wikipedia
stable — STABLE. adj. de t. g. Qui est dans un estat, dans une assiette ferme & inesbranlable. Un edifice stable. stable & ferme comme un rocher. Il est plus en usage au figuré. Une paix ferme & stable, & de perpetuelle durée. on ne sçauroit s asseurer en … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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 — Sta ble (st[=a] b l), a. [OF. estable, F. stable, fr. L. stabilis, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i. and cf. {Establish}.] 1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government. [1913 Webster] In this … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stable equilibrium — Stable Sta ble (st[=a] b l), a. [OF. estable, F. stable, fr. L. stabilis, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i. and cf. {Establish}.] 1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stable (theorie des graphes) — Stable (théorie des graphes) Pour les articles homonymes, voir stable. L ensemble des sommets en bleu dans ce graphe est un stable maximal du graphe. Dans la théorie des graphes, un stable – appelé aussi ensem … Wikipédia en Français
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 — Sta ble, n. [OF. estable, F. [ e]table, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English