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1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.)2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.)3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.)4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.)
2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.)- steadily- steadiness
- steady on! - steady !
steady adj1. fijo / estable / regular2. constante3. firme / segurois that ladder steady? ¿está firme la escalera?tr['stedɪ]2 (regular, constant - heartbeat, pace) regular; (- demand, speed, improvement, decline, increase) constante; (- flow, rain) continuo,-a; (rhythm) regular, constante; (- prices, currency) estable3 (regular - job) fijo,-a, estable; (- income) regular, fijo,-a4 (student) aplicado,-a; (worker, person) serio,-a, formal1 ¡cuidado!, ¡ojo!1 (boyfriend) novio; (girlfriend) novia1 (hold firm - ladder, table, etc) sujetar, sostener; (stabilize) estabilizar2 (person, nerves) calmar, tranquilizar1 (market, prices) estabilizarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be as steady as a rock ser sólido,-a como una rocato go steady on something tener cuidado con algoto go steady (with somebody) ser novio,-a (de alguien)■ are they going steady? ¿son novios?: sujetarshe steadied herself: recobró el equilibriosteady vi: estabilizarse1) firm, sure: seguro, firmeto have a steady hand: tener buen pulso2) fixed, regular: fijoa steady income: ingresos fijos3) calm: tranquilo, ecuánimeshe has steady nerves: es imperturbable4) dependable: responsable, fiable5) constant: constanteadj.• constante adj.• firme adj.n.• constante s.m.• estable s.m.• fijo s.m.• firme s.m.• juicioso s.m.• novio formal s.m.• regular s.m.• uniforme s.m.v.• estabilizar v.• fijar v.• sostener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)
I 'stediadjective -dier, -diest2)a) ( constant) <breeze/rain/speed> constante; <rhythm/pace> constante, regular; <flow/stream> continuo; <improvement/decline/increase> constante; <prices/currency> establec) ( dependable) <person/worker> serio, formal3) (as interj) cuidado!, ojo! (fam)
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-dies, -dying, -died transitive verba) ( make stable) \<\<table/ladder\>\> ( by holding) sujetar (para que no se mueva)b) ( make calm) calmar, tranquilizar*
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vi estabilizarse*
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['stedɪ]to go steady (with somebody) — (colloq & dated) ser* novio/novia (de alguien), noviar (con alguien) (AmL)
1. ADJ(compar steadier) (superl steadiest)1) (=continuous) [decline, increase, improvement, flow] continuo; [demand, wind, supply] constante; [rain] constante, ininterrumpido; [breathing, beat] regular; [temperature] constante, uniformethere was a steady downpour for three hours — llovió durante tres horas ininterrumpidamente or sin parar
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we have a steady stream of visitors — tenemos un flujo constante de visitantes2) (=calm) [voice] firme; [gaze] fijo; [nerves] templado3) (=firm) [chair, table] firme, seguro; [boat] estable•
hold the camera steady — no muevas la cámarathe unemployment rate is holding steady at 7.3% — el índice de paro se mantiene estable a un 7,3%
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to be steady on one's feet — caminar con paso seguro4) (=reliable) [person] formal, serio5) (=regular) [boyfriend, girlfriend] formal; [relationship] estable2. ADVsteady! you're rocking the boat — ¡quieto! estás haciendo que se balancee la barca
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steady as she goes! — (Naut) ¡mantenga el rumbo!•
steady on! there's no need to lose your temper — ¡tranquilo! no hay necesidad de perder los estribos2) *•
to go steady with sb — ser novio formal de algn3.N † * novio(-a) m / f4. VT1) (=stabilize) [+ wobbling object] estabilizar; [+ chair, table] (with hands) sujetar para que no se mueva; (with wedge) poner un calzo a (para que no cojee)to steady o.s. — equilibrarse
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to steady o.s. against or on sth — recobrar el equilibrio apoyándose en algo2) (=compose) [+ nervous person] calmar, tranquilizar; [+ wild person] apaciguar; [+ horse] tranquilizarto steady o.s. — calmarse, tranquilizarse
5. VI1) (=stop moving) dejar de moverse2) (=grow calm) [voice] calmarse; [prices, market] estabilizarse, hacerse más estable•
to have a steadying influence on sb — ejercer una buena influencia sobre algn* * *
I ['stedi]adjective -dier, -diest2)a) ( constant) <breeze/rain/speed> constante; <rhythm/pace> constante, regular; <flow/stream> continuo; <improvement/decline/increase> constante; <prices/currency> establec) ( dependable) <person/worker> serio, formal3) (as interj) cuidado!, ojo! (fam)
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-dies, -dying, -died transitive verba) ( make stable) \<\<table/ladder\>\> ( by holding) sujetar (para que no se mueva)b) ( make calm) calmar, tranquilizar*
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vi estabilizarse*
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to go steady (with somebody) — (colloq & dated) ser* novio/novia (de alguien), noviar (con alguien) (AmL)
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