estabiliza/firma/mantém firme; namorados/companheiros
1. Third person singular present tense of 'steady' - to make or become stable, firm, or balanced
She steadies herself before speaking in public.
Ela se firmaantes de falar em público.
2. Plural noun form referring to romantic partners or boyfriend/girlfriend relationships (archaic/informal British slang)
Back in the 1950s, teenagers would go on dates with their steadies.
Nos anos 1950, adolescentes saíam com seus namorados.
3. To make something more stable or secure
The builder steadies the ladder against the wall.
O construtor firma a escada contra a parede.
The noun form 'steadies' referring to romantic partners is primarily a historical/archaic British English term from the 1950s-60s era. In modern usage, 'steadies' is most commonly encountered as the verb form meaning to stabilize or balance something. The romantic connotation is rarely used in contemporary American or Brazilian English.
NYC Slang
bae, main squeeze (modern equivalents for romantic partner)
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