viable

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• /ˈvaɪəbəl/
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Borrowed from French viable (further from Latin vīta), with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (“passable”).

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: жыццяздо́льны (žyccjazdólʹny) — able to live on its own
• Bulgarian: жизнеспосо́бен (žiznesposóben) — able to live on its own
• Catalan: viable — able to live on its own
• Czech: životaschopný — able to live on its own
• Danish: levedygtig — able to live on its own
• Dutch: levensvatbaar — able to live on its own
• Esperanto: vivipova — able to live on its own
• Esperanto: vivebla — able to live on its own
• Estonian: eluvõimeline — able to live on its own
• Estonian: elujõuline — able to live on its own
• Finnish: elinkelpoinen — able to live on its own
• French: viable — able to live on its own
• German: lebensfähig — able to live on its own
• Greek: βιώσιμος (viósimos) — able to live on its own
• Ancient Greek: βιώσιμος (biṓsimos) — able to live on its own
• Hebrew: בר־חיות (bar-khiyút) — able to live on its own
• Hebrew: בר־קיימה (bar-kayamá) — able to live on its own
• Hungarian: életképes — able to live on its own
• Italian: vivibile — able to live on its own
• Japanese: 生きられる (ikirareru) — able to live on its own
• Japanese: 生き残れる (ikinokoreru) — able to live on its own
• Portuguese: viável — able to live on its own
• Russian: жизнеспосо́бный (žiznesposóbnyj) — able to live on its own
• Spanish: viable — able to live on its own
• Swedish: livsduglig — able to live on its own
• Ukrainian: життєзда́тний (žyttjezdátnyj) — able to live on its own
• Bulgarian: възмо́жен (vǎzmóžen) — possible
• Bulgarian: осъществи́м (osǎštestvím) — possible
• Catalan: viable — possible
• Dutch: uitvoerbaar — possible
• Esperanto: farebla — possible
• Estonian: elluviidav — possible
• Finnish: mahdollinen — possible
• French: viable — possible
• German: machbar — possible
• Greek: εφικτός (efiktós) — possible
• Greek: πραγματοποιήσιμος (pragmatopoiísimos) — possible
• Hebrew: אפשרי (efsharí) — possible
• Hebrew: בעל היתכנות (báal hitakhnút) — possible
• Hungarian: járható — possible
• Italian: attuabile — possible
• Italian: fattibile — possible
• Italian: praticabile — possible
• Portuguese: viável — possible
• Russian: возмо́жный (vozmóžnyj) — possible
• Russian: осуществи́мый (osuščestvímyj) — possible
• Spanish: viable — possible
• Swedish: genomförbar — possible
• Swedish: gångbar — possible
• Bulgarian: жизнеспосо́бен (žiznesposóben) — (biology) able to live and develop
• German: überlebensfähig — (biology) able to live and develop
• German: lebensfähig — (biology) able to live and develop
• German: entwicklungsfähig — (biology) able to live and develop
• Ancient Greek: βιώσιμος (biṓsimos) — (biology) able to live and develop
• Hebrew: בר־חיות (bar-khiyút) — (biology) able to live and develop
• Spanish: viable — (biology) able to live and develop