stable

/ˈsteɪbl/ adjective

Translation

SITUATION › not likely to change or end suddenly

değişmez, dengeli, istikrarlı

a stable relationship The doctor said his condition was stable.2152

OBJECT › fixed or safe and not likely to move

sabit, yıkılmaz, sağlam

Be careful! That chair isn't very stable.2154

PERSON › mentally calm and not easily upset

sakin, kolay etkilenmeyen

→ Opposite unstable1061

(Definition of stable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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