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instabil

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adjective
  1. unstablenot properly fixed, likely to fall
  2. unstable, unsteady, labile, variable

Forms

Declension

masculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeinstabilerinstabileinstabilesinstabile
genitiveinstabileninstabilerinstabileninstabiler
dativeinstabileminstabilerinstabileminstabilen
accusativeinstabileninstabileinstabilesinstabile

Degrees

comparativeinstabiler
superlativeam instabilsten

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Used in the library

  • Die alte Brücke ist instabil und wird gesperrt.The old bridge is unstable and is being closed.B2Noch einmal, bitte (21) — Once more, please (21) (B2)
  • Weil das Eis am Rand des Gletschers instabil war, musste der Aufstieg abgebrochen werden.Because the ice at the edge of the glacier was unstable, the ascent had to be called off.B2Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B2)
  • Ein Gutachter hält das Gerüst unter der Skulptur für instabil, deshalb wird der Platz vorübergehend gesperrt.An expert considers the scaffolding under the sculpture unstable, so the square is temporarily closed.B2Noch einmal, bitte (34) — Once more, please (34) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • labilunstable; labile (apt or likely to change)
  • unbeständigunstable, unsteady; fickle
  • unsicheruncertain; unsafe
  • veränderlichmutable; variable
  • wechselhaftchangeable, variable; fickle

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