unstable

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

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
unstable adj figurative (person: emotionally) (emocionalmente)inestable adj mf
  voluble adj mf
 He became unstable when he lost his job and his marriage failed.
 Se volvió inestable cuando perdió su empleo y su matrimonio fracasó.
unstable adj (structure: unbalanced) (cosa)inestable adj mf
  poco sólido, poco firme loc adj
 That pile of boxes looks a bit unstable, doesn't it?
 Esa pila de cajas se ve un poco inestable, ¿no crees?
unstable adj figurative (weather: changeable) (tiempo)inestable adj mf
  cambiante adj mf
  variable adj mf
 This unstable pattern will persist for two or three days.
 El clima inestable permanecerá durante dos o tres días.
unstable adj figurative (situation: precarious) (situación)inestable adj mf
  precario/a adj
 As the situation became more unstable, people began leaving the area.
 A medida que la situación se volvía más inestable, la gente empezó a irse de la zona.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
emotionally unstable adj (with frequently changing moods)emocionalmente inestable loc adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'unstable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
destabilization - destabilize - destabilizing - dodgy - flimsiness - ill adjusted - lifetime - metastable - precarious - rock - rocky - shaky - slippery - touched - unbalance - unbalanced - unhinged - unsteady - unsure - volatile - wonky
Spanish:
en condiciones precarias - en vilo - endeble - insostenible - lábil - volátil - voluble - mutable - cambiante - desequilibrado - desequilibrar - desestabilizar - fluctuante - inestable - movedizo - perturbar - pronóstico reservado - tambalear - vacilante


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