- viable vi·able adj
- ['vaɪəbl]
(proposal) attuabile, fattibile, (foetus) in grado di sopravvivere
a viable alternative — un'alternativa possibile
the foetus was not viable — il feto non era in grado di sopravvivere
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
viable vi·able adj
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viable — I adjective acceptable, actable, alive, appropriate, apt, capable of development, capable of growth, conceivable, doable, effective, effectual, efficacious, encouraging, expedient, favorable, feasible, functional, imaginable, legitimate, likely,… … Law dictionary
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viable — viability, n. viably, adv. /vuy euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of living. 2. Physiol. a. physically fitted to live. b. (of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus. 3 … Universalium
viable — vi•a•ble [[t]ˈvaɪ ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of living 2) phl (of a fetus) sufficiently developed to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus 3) bot cvb having the ability to grow or develop: a viable country; a viable… … From formal English to slang
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