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stabilité

stability

noun stah-bee-lee-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Stabilité applies to physical, political, economic, and psychological contexts alike. The adjective stable is identical in French and English. The opposite is l'instabilité, and the verb stabiliser means 'to stabilize'. In engineering contexts, la stabilité can refer to structural or aerodynamic balance.

Examples

"La stabilité politique du pays est fragile."

Natural Translation

The political stability of the country is fragile.

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