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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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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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