"viable" meaning in French

See viable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vjabl/ Forms: viables [plural]
Etymology: From vie (“life”) + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|fr|vie|-able|t1=life}} vie (“life”) + -able Head templates: {{fr-adj}} viable (plural viables)
  1. (biology) viable (that can live, that can survive)
    Sense id: en-viable-fr-adj-GUsZUNtr Categories (other): Biology, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -able: 88 12 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (figuratively) viable, feasible Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-viable-fr-adj-KjUQUHly
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: viablement, viabilité Related terms: durable

Inflected forms

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        "(biology) viable (that can live, that can survive)"
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        "(figuratively) viable, feasible"
      ],
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  ],
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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French terms suffixed with -able",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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