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\solid foundation stabile [o solide] Grundlage;\solid punch kräftiger Schlag;\solid rock massiver [o harter] Fels;to be \solid as a rock person hart wie Stahl sein2) ( not hollow) massiv3) ( not liquid) fest;\solid waste Festmüll m;to be frozen \solid zugefroren sein4) ( completely) ganz;\solid gold Massivgold nt;\solid silver massives [o reines] Silber;5) ( substantial) verlässlich;\solid argument stichhaltiges [o triftiges] Argument;\solid evidence handfester Beweis;\solid facts zuverlässige Fakten;\solid footing stabile Basis;\solid grounding solides [o fundiertes] Grundwissen;\solid meal ordentliche [o richtige] Mahlzeit;\solid reasoning fundierte Argumentation;\solid reasons vernünftige [o stichhaltige] Gründehe slept for 12 hours \solid er schlief 12 Stunden am Stück;it rained for a month \solid es regnete einen ganzen Monat lang ohne Unterbrechung;a \solid line of cars eine Autoschlange;\solid record ungebrochener Rekord;\solid success/ winning streak anhaltender Erfolg/anhaltende Glückssträhne8) ( unanimous)\solid approval volle [o geschlossene] Zustimmung;\solid support volle Unterstützung9) ( dependable) person solide, zuverlässig; democrat, socialist hundertprozentig; marriage, relationship stabil;\solid bond festes Band;\solid conservative Erzkonservative(r) f(m)( financially sound) investment solide, sicher\solid performance gediegene Vorstellung adv voll;the lecture hall was packed \solid with students der Vorlesungssaal war randvoll mit Studenten;the hotel was booked \solid throughout January das Hotel war den ganzen Januar hindurch ausgebucht n3) food -
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[ʼstedi] adj1) ( stable) fest, stabil;the doctors are now letting her get out of bed, but she's not yet \steady on her legs die Ärzte lassen sie jetzt aufstehen, aber sie ist noch etwas wack[e]lig auf den Beinen;\steady relationship feste Beziehung;\steady temperature gleich bleibende Temperatur2) ( regular) kontinuierlich, gleich bleibend;progress has been slow but \steady es ging langsam, aber stetig voran;\steady breathing/ pulse regelmäßiges Atmen/regelmäßiger Puls;\steady flow regelmäßiger Fluss;\steady increase/ decrease stetige Zunahme/Abnahme;\steady rain anhaltender Regen;\steady speed konstante Geschwindigkeit3) ( not wavering) fest;he gave her a \steady look er sah sie unverwandt an;\steady hand ruhige Hand;\steady voice feste Stimme4) ( calm and dependable) verlässlich, solide;\steady nerves starke Nerven5) ( regular) regelmäßig;\steady beau (Am) ständiger Begleiter;1) ( stabilize)to \steady sth/sb etw/jdn stabilisieren;Mike used to be really wild, but marriage and fatherhood have steadied him Mike war immer ziemlich verrückt, aber Ehe und Vaterschaft haben ihn ausgeglichener gemacht;to \steady oneself ins Gleichgewicht kommen, Halt finden;to \steady the ladder die Leiter festhalten2) ( make calm)to \steady one's aim sein Ziel fixieren;to \steady one's nerves seine Nerven beruhigen adv1) ( still)to hold \steady prices stabil bleiben;to hold sth \steady etw festhaltenI'd like a gin and tonic, please, and go \steady on the ice ich hätte gerne einen Gin Tonic, aber bitte mit wenig Eiskeep her \steady as she goes! halte sie auf Kurs!4) (dated: have regular boyfriend, girlfriend)( warning) sachte!; -
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1) ( dependable) beständig;she was \unfailing in her support for the downtrodden sie war immer für die Unterdrückten da;\unfailing loyalty unerschütterliche Loyalität2) ( continuous) unerschöpflich
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Dependable — De*pend a*ble, a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. Dependable friendships. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dependable — [adj] reliable, responsible always there, carrying the load*, certain, constant, faithful, good as one’s word*, loyal, rocklike*, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried and true, true, trustworthy … New thesaurus
dependable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trustworthy and reliable. DERIVATIVES dependability noun dependably adverb … English terms dictionary
dependable — [dē pen′də bəl, dipen′də bəl] adj. that can be depended on; trustworthy; reliable SYN. RELIABLE dependability n. dependableness dependably adv … English World dictionary
dependable — adjective someone or something that is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect: Ed Duncan was a dependable, hardworking detective. | a dependable source of income dependably adverb dependability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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dependable — de|pend|a|ble [ dı pendəbl ] adjective 1. ) a dependable person always behaves in a sensible way and does what they say they will do 2. ) dependable things always work in the way you expect them to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dependable — [[t]dɪpe̱ndəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do. He was… … English dictionary