stable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsteɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsteɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stā′bəl)

Inflections of 'stable' (adj):
stabler
adj comparative
stablest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'stable' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stables
v 3rd person singular
stabling
v pres p
stabled
v past
stabled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stable adj (not changing)estable adj mf
  invariable adj mf
  fijo/a adj
 The weather has been stable for several days.
 El tiempo ha estado estable por unos días.
stable adj (physical condition: unchanging)estable adj mf
 The doctors say Nigel is very ill, but he is stable at the moment.
 Los médicos dicen que Nigel está en estado crítico, pero de momento se encuentra estable.
stable adj (firm, steady)estable adj mf
  firme adj mf
 Hannah checked the chair was stable, before climbing onto it. Despite that large crack, the wall is stable.
 Hannah comprobó que la silla era estable antes de subirse en ella. A pesar de esa pedazo de grieta, la pared es estable.
stable adj (lasting, permanent)estable adj mf
  serio/a adj
 Josh and Chris have been in a stable relationship for three years now.
 Josh y Chris tienen una relación estable desde hace tres años.
stable adj (mentally sound)estable adj mf
 The doctors think Harry is stable again now, after his breakdown.
 Los médicos creen que, tras la crisis nerviosa, Harry vuelve a estar estable.
stable n (horse enclosure)establo nm
  caballeriza nf
 Roberta put fresh straw down in the stable, ready to bring the horse in for the night.
 Roberta puso paja fresca en el establo para que el caballo pasase allí la noche.
stable n (racehorses belong to same owner)establo nm
 The horse that won this race is out of the same stable as last year's winner.
 El caballo que ha ganado la carrera es del mismo establo que el que ganó el año pasado.
stable [sth]⇒ vtr (horse: put in stable)estabular⇒ vtr
  meter en la cuadra loc verb
 The riders stabled their horses.
 Los jinetes estabularon a sus caballos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
stable [sth] vtr (vehicle: park in depot)estacionar⇒ vtr
  guardar⇒ vtr
 The drivers stable their delivery vans here.
 Los conductores estacionan sus camionetas aquí.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted,
shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted n		 figurative, informal (acting too late) (AR, coloquial)tarde piaste expr
 Tony's debts are huge now; buying a few items second-hand seems like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
 Las deudas de Tom son enormes, tarde piaste para andar comprando artículos de segunda mano ahora.
livery stable (US),
livery yard (US),
boarding stable (UK) n		 (livery: boarding stable for horses)establo de alquiler loc nom m
  caballeriza de alquiler loc nom f
remain stable vi + adj (not vary or fluctuate)permanecer estable loc verb
 The man was seriously injured but doctors say his condition remains stable.
 El hombre estaba gravemente herido, pero los doctores dicen que su condición permanece estable.
  mantenerse estable loc verb
 El hombre estaba gravemente herido, pero los doctores dicen que su condición se mantiene estable.
  estabilizarse⇒ v prnl
 El hombre estaba gravemente herido, pero los doctores dicen que su condición se estabiliza.
remain stable vi + adj (stay steady)mantenerse estable loc verb
  permanecer estable loc verb
  (persona)quedarse quieto loc verb
 The patient's heartbeat remained stable.
 El latido del paciente permanecía estable.
stable condition n (health: not worsening) (salud)condición estable loc nom f
 The gunshot victim is in a stable condition at County Hospital.
 La víctima del tiroteo se encuentra en condición estable en el hospital provincial.
  (salud)situación estable loc nom f
stable period n (time: no fluctuation, change)período de estabilidad grupo nom
 The 7th and 8th Egyptian Dynasties were not stable periods.
 La 7ma y 8va dinastía egipcia no fueron períodos de estabilidad.
stableboy,
stable-boy n		 ([sb] who tends horses)mozo de cuadra loc nom m
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'stable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adjusted - bail - bistable - equerry - firm - fixity - fluctuating - groom - horse barn - hostler - keep your head above water - lad - level off - livery - livery stable - liveryman - on an even keel - ostler - pressure regulator - quirky - settle down - solid - stabile - stabilization - stabilize - stableman - stablemate - stablewoman - stall - steady job - well adjusted - well balanced - well-built
Spanish:
caballeriza - cuadra - estabular - estacionario - consistente - estable - establo - asentado - caballerango - caballerizo - equilibrado - estabilidad laboral - estabilísimo - firme - ir desahogado económicamente - mozo - mozo de cuadra - palafrenero - regular - trabajo estable - ubicado

Collocations: a stable [hand, boy, worker, manager], a stable [platform, scaffolding, ladder, foundation], this [ladder, chair] is not stable, more...

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