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1 ♦ steady
♦ steady /ˈstɛdɪ/A a.1 fermo; fisso; saldo; solido; stabile: He isn't steady on his feet, non è saldo sulle gambe; to have a steady hand, avere la mano ferma; a steady job, un lavoro fisso; un'occupazione stabile; steady foundations, solide fondamenta; steady nerves, nervi saldi; to make a tottering chair steady, rendere stabile una sedia traballante ( aggiustandone le gambe)2 costante; continuo; saldo (fig.); sicuro; affidabile; regolare; uniforme: steady speed, velocità costante; a steady breeze, una brezza costante; a steady rise in prices, un continuo (o costante) aumento dei prezzi; He is steady in his principles, è costante nei suoi principi; è di saldi principi; ( alpinismo) a steady foothold, un appiglio sicuro per il piede; (med.) steady pulse, polso regolare; at a steady pace, ad andatura regolare; di buon passo; a steady light, una luce uniforme5 (econ., fin.) stabile: a steady market, un mercato stabile; steady prices, prezzi stabili; Wall Street was steady at the close, in chiusura Wall Street era stabileB inter.1 (sollevando qc.) piano!2 (= steady on!) calma!; attenzione!; (tieni la) testa a posto!3 (naut., = keep her steady!) avanti così!; via!; alla via!4 (mil.) fissi!C n.(fam.) ragazzo fisso, ragazza fissa; innamorato, innamorata● (naut.) steady bearing, rilevamento costante □ a steady boyfriend, un ragazzo fisso □ (cinem., TV) steady camera, macchina da presa (o telecamera) fissa □ (comm.) a steady customer, un cliente abituale; un cliente fisso □ steady-state economics, economia senza fluttuazioni □ (econ.) steady-state growth, crescita a tasso costante □ (fis., astron.) steady-state theory, teoria dello stato stazionario □ steady wind, vento costante (o stabilizzato) □ (fam.) to go steady, fare coppia fissa: She's going steady with Tom, Tom è il suo ragazzo (fisso) □ (fam.) to go steady with, andarci piano (o non esagerare) con: Go steady with the salt!, vacci piano con il sale!(to) steady /ˈstɛdɪ/A v. t.1 consolidare; rafforzare; rinsaldare; rinforzare; rendere (più) saldo (o fermo); tenere fermo: to steady the domestic market, rafforzare il mercato interno; to steady sb. 's nerves, rinsaldare (o distendere) i nervi di q.; to steady one's hands, fermare (o tenere ferme) le mani ( che tremavano); The experience will steady him, l'esperienza renderà più saldo (o temprerà) il suo carattereB v. i.1 consolidarsi; rafforzarsi; diventare (più) saldo (o fermo): His trembling hand steadied, la mano che tremava gli si fece (più) ferma (o gli si fermò)2 stabilizzarsi: Share prices are steadying quickly, i corsi azionari si stanno stabilizzando rapidamente● to steady down, (far) mettere giudizio (a q.); (far) mettere la testa a posto (a q.); (fare) calmare: He'll steady down in time, col tempo metterà giudizio □ to steady oneself, riprendere (o ritrovare) l'equilibrio; riprendersi (fam.).
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