stay

stay ¹

 (stā)

v. stayed, stay·ing, stays

v.intr.

1.

a. To continue to be in a place or condition: stay home; stay calm.

b. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger: stayed at a motel.

c. To linger or wait in order to do or experience something: We stayed to watch the final minutes of the game.

2.

a. To continue or persist in an action or activity: stayed with the original plan; stayed in college.

b. To keep up in a race or contest: tried to stay with the lead runner.

3. Games To meet a bet in poker without raising it.

4. Archaic To stop moving or stop doing something.

v.tr.

1. To remain during: stayed the week with my parents; stayed the duration of the game.

2.

a. To stop or restrain; check: Doubt stayed his hand.

b. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings: stay a prisoner's execution.

3. To satisfy or appease temporarily: stayed his anger.

4. Archaic To wait for; await: "I will not stay thy questions. Let me go; / Or if thou follow me, do not believe / But I shall do thee mischief in the wood" (Shakespeare).

n.

1. A brief period of residence or visiting.

2. Law

a. The order by which a planned action is stayed.

b. The consequence of such an order.

3. Archaic

a. The act of halting; check.

b. The act of coming to a halt.

Phrasal Verb:

stay up

To remain awake past one's usual bedtime; not go to bed.

Idioms:

stay put

To remain in a fixed or established position.

stay the course

To hold out or persevere to the end of a race or challenge.

stay with (one)

To remain in one's memory; not be forgotten: That kind of compliment stays with you for years.

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[Middle English steien, from Old French ester, esteir, from Latin stāre; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: stay¹, linger, remain, tarry¹, wait
These verbs mean to continue to be in a given place: stayed in bed until noon; lingered at the mall for an entire afternoon; remained on the subway until the very last stop; tarried in the hallway until he was late for class; waited for the movie credits to end before she left the theater.

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stay ²

 (stā)

tr.v. stayed, stay·ing, stays

To brace, support, or prop up: The tower is stayed with cables.

n.

1. A support or brace.

2. A strip of bone, plastic, or metal, used to stiffen a garment or part, such as a corset or shirt collar.

3. stays A corset.

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[Middle English staien, from Old French estaiier, from estaie, a support, of Germanic origin.]

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stay ³

 (stā)

n.

1. Nautical A heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support for a mast or spar.

2. A rope used to steady, guide, or brace.

tr. & intr.v. stayed, stay·ing, stays Nautical

To put (a ship) on the opposite tack or to come about.

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[Middle English, from Old English stæg.]

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stay

(steɪ)

vb

1. (intr) to continue or remain in a certain place, position, etc: to stay outside.

2. (copula) to continue to be; remain: to stay awake.

3. (often foll by: at) to reside temporarily, esp as a guest: to stay at a hotel.

4. (tr) to remain for a specified period: to stay the weekend.

5. (intr) Scot and South African to reside permanently or habitually; live

6. archaic to stop or cause to stop

7. (intr) to wait, pause, or tarry

8. (tr) to delay or hinder

9. (Law) (tr)

a. to discontinue or suspend (a judicial proceeding)

b. to hold in abeyance or restrain from enforcing (an order, decree, etc)

10. to endure (something testing or difficult, such as a race): a horse that stays the course.

11. (; usually foll by: with) to keep pace (with a competitor in a race, etc)

12. (Card Games) (intr) poker to raise one's stakes enough to stay in a round

13. (tr) to hold back or restrain: to stay one's anger.

14. (tr) to satisfy or appease (an appetite, etc) temporarily

15. (tr) archaic to quell or suppress

16. (intr) archaic to stand firm

17. stay put See put¹⁸

n

18. the act of staying or sojourning in a place or the period during which one stays

19. the act of stopping or restraining or state of being stopped, etc

20. (Law) the suspension of a judicial proceeding, etc: stay of execution.

[C15 staien, from Anglo-French estaier, to stay, from Old French ester to stay, from Latin stāre to stand]

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stay

(steɪ)

n

1. (Building) anything that supports or steadies, such as a prop or buttress

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a thin strip of metal, plastic, bone, etc, used to stiffen corsets, etc

vb (tr)

3. (often foll by up) to prop or hold

4. (often foll by up) to comfort or sustain

5. (foll by: on or upon) to cause to rely or depend

[C16: from Old French estaye, of Germanic origin; compare stay³]

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stay

(steɪ)

n

(Building) a rope, cable, or chain, usually one of a set, used for bracing uprights, such as masts, funnels, flagpoles, chimneys, etc; guy

[Old English stæg; related to Old Norse stag, Middle Low German stach, Norwegian stagle wooden post]

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stay¹

(steɪ)

v.i.

1. to remain or continue over a length of time, as in a place or situation: to stay up late.

2. to dwell temporarily; lodge: to stay at a friend's apartment.

3. to pause or wait briefly: Stay inside until the taxi comes.

4. to continue to be as specified: to stay clean.

5. to hold out or endure, as in a contest or at a task: to stay with a project.

6. to keep up, as with a competitor.

7. to stop or halt.

8. to continue in a hand of poker by matching a bet or raise.

9. Archaic. to cease or desist.

10. Archaic. to stand firm.

v.t.

11. to stop or halt.

12. to hold back, detain, or restrain.

13. to suspend or delay (actions, proceedings, etc.).

14.

a. to appease temporarily the hunger of: This sandwich will stay you till dinner.

b. to satisfy temporarily the cravings of (the stomach, appetite, etc.).

15. to remain through or during (a period of time).

16. to remain to the end of; remain beyond (usu. fol. by out).

17. Archaic. to await.

n.

18. the act of stopping or being stopped.

19. a stop, halt, or pause.

20. a sojourn or temporary residence: a week's stay in Miami.

21. a suspension of a judicial proceeding: a stay of execution.

22. staying power; endurance.

Idioms:

stay put, to remain in the same position or place.

[1400–50; late Middle English staien < Anglo-French estaier, Old French estai-, s. of ester < Latin stāre to stand]

stay²

(steɪ)

n.

1. something used to support or steady a thing; prop; brace.

2. a flat strip of firm material, as steel or whalebone, used esp. for stiffening corsets, collars, etc.

3. stays, a corset.

v.t.

4. to support, prop, or hold up (sometimes fol. by up).

5. to sustain or strengthen mentally or spiritually.

6. to attach to a foundation or base.

[1505–15; partly n. derivative of stay¹, partly < Old French estaye, n. derivative of estayer to hold in place, support < Germanic; see stay³]

stay³

(steɪ)

n.

1. any of various strong ropes or wires for steadying masts, funnels, etc.

v.t.

2. to support or secure with a stay or stays: to stay a mast.

3. to put (a ship) on the other tack.

v.i.

4. (of a ship) to change to the other tack.

Idioms:

in stays, (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) heading into the wind with sails shaking, as in coming about.

[before 1150; Middle English stey(e), Old English stæg, c. Old Norse stag]

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remain

– stay

Remain and stay are often used with the same meaning. Remain is more formal than stay. To remain or stay in a particular state means to continue to be in that state.

Oliver remained silent.

I stayed awake all night.

If you remain or stay in a place, you do not leave it.

I was allowed to remain at home.

Fewer women these days stay at home to look after their children.

If something still exists, you can say that it remains. Don't say that it 'stays'.

Even today parts of the old wall remain.

The wider problem remains.

If you stay in a town, hotel, or house, you live there for a short time.

How long can you stay in Brussels?

She was staying in the same hotel as I was.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'remain' with this meaning.

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stay

Past participle: stayed
Gerund: staying

Imperative

stay

stay

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen sojourn, visit - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) layover, stopover, stop - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
	2.	stay - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" halt, stoppage, hitch, arrest, check, stop inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
	3.	stay - a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" stay of execution - an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	stay - a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
	5.	stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor backstay - a stay that supports the back of something bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework forestay - an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
Verb	1.	stay - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" remain, rest keep out - remain outside sit tight - maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" stay together, stick together - be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" stay fresh, keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	stay - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" stay put, stick, stick around stay in place - be stationary move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
	3.	stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" abide, bide archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" outstay, overstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" stay on, remain, stay, continue - continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
	4.	stay - continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" stay on, remain, continue be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time
	5.	stay - remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" take leave, quit, depart - go away or leave
	6.	stay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" detain, delay delay, check - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
	7.	stay - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" persist, remain stick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
	8.	stay - hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" last out, outride, ride out outstay - surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors"
	9.	stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" kibosh, stop, block, halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
	10.	stay - fasten with stays fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	11.	stay - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" appease, quell fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

stay

verb

1. remain, continue to be, linger, stand, stop, wait, settle, delay, halt, pause, hover, abide, hang around (informal), reside, stay put, bide, loiter, hang in the air, tarry, put down roots, establish yourself Hundreds of people defied army orders to stay at home.
remain go, leave, depart, abandon, withdraw, quit, move on, exit, pass through, pack your bags (informal)

2. (often with at) lodge, visit, sojourn, put up at, be accommodated at He tried to stay at the hotel a few days every year.

3. continue, remain, go on, survive, endure Nothing stays the same for long.

4. suspend, put off, defer, adjourn, hold over, hold in abeyance, prorogue The finance ministry stayed the execution to avoid upsetting a nervous market.

noun

1. visit, stop, holiday, stopover, sojourn An experienced Italian guide is provided during your stay.

2. postponement, delay, suspension, stopping, halt, pause, reprieve, remission, deferment The court dismissed defence appeals for a permanent stay of execution.

stay in stay at home, stop in (informal), not go out Let's just stay in tonight and watch TV.

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stay ¹

verb

1. To continue to be in a place:

abide, bide, linger, remain, tarry, wait.

Informal: stick around.

Idiom: stay put.

2. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time:

abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, last, persist, remain.

3. To remain as a guest or lodger:

lodge, sojourn, visit.

4. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:

abide, bide, linger, pause, tarry, wait.

5. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:

arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt, stall, stop, surcease.

Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.

6. To put off until a later time:

adjourn, defer, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, suspend, table, waive.

Informal: wait.

Idiom: put on ice.

phrasal verb
stay with

To persevere in some condition, action, or belief:

keep, maintain, retain.

noun

1. The act of stopping:

cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stop, stoppage, surcease.

2. A remaining in a place as a guest or lodger:

sojourn, visit.

3. The act of putting off or the condition of being put off:

adjournment, deferment, deferral, delay, postponement, suspension, waiver.

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stay ²

noun

A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure:

brace, buttress, crutch, prop, shore, support, underpinning.

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Translations

إِقَامَةمُكوث، إقامَهيَبْقىيَبْقَىيَبْقى، يَمْكُث

pobytzůstatpobývatvydržet

opholdopholde sigbliveblive hosforblive

AufenthaltbleibenaufhaltenBesuchverweilen

αναβάλλωμένωπαραμονή

alojarseestadíaestanciaestaymantenerse

jäämaviibimaviivitamaviivitus

jäädälykätälykkäysoleskelupysyä

resterséjourséjournerserrerdemeurer

boravakostati

dvelja, vera kyrrdvölhalda kyrru fyrir; haldast ; vera

permanenzarestarerimanerestarestrallo

とどまる滞在滞在する

머무르다체류

apsistotibūti laukebūti namieliktinegrįžti į namus

apstāšanāsturētiesuzturēšanāsuzturētiesviesošanās

blijvenverblijfverblijvenlogerenuitstellen

boforbliholdekomme for å bliovernatte

pobytzatrzymać sięzostaćzostawać

ficarficar alojadomanterpermaneceradiar

останавливатьсяотсрочкапребываниепребывать

bivanjebivatiostati

stannauppskovvistas

การพักอยู่พักอยู่อาศัยอยู่

kalmakkalışkalma

ởở lạithời gian ở

暂住留逗留保持在某处停留

stay

¹ [steɪ]

A. VI

1. (in place)

1.1. (= remain) → quedarse, permanecer (more frm)
she came for a weekend and stayed three years → vino a pasar el fin de semana y se quedó tres años
you stay right there → no te muevas de ahí, quédate ahí
to stay at home → quedarse en casa
video recorders are here to stay → los vídeos no son una simple moda pasajera
to stay in bed → guardar cama
to stay put (on spot) → no moverse; (in same house, city, job) → quedarse
did you stay till the end of the speeches? → ¿te quedaste hasta el final de los discursos?
can you stay to dinner? → ¿puedes quedarte a cenar?

1.2. (as guest, with friends, relatives) → quedarse, alojarse; (in hotel) → alojarse, hospedarse
to stay with friends → quedarse or hospedarse or alojarse en casa de unos amigos
I'm staying with my aunt for a few days → estoy pasando unos días en casa de mi tía
he's staying at my house → está or se aloja en mi casa
where are you staying? → ¿dónde te alojas or hospedas?
I'm staying at the Europa Hotel → estoy or me alojo or me hospedo en el Hotel Europa
where do you stay when you go to London? → ¿dónde te sueles alojar or hospedar cuando vas a Londres?
did he stay the night? → ¿se quedó a pasar la noche?, ¿se quedó a dormir?

1.3. (Scot) (= live) → vivir
where do you stay? → ¿dónde vives?

2. (in current state) → seguir, quedarse
it stays motionless for hours → se queda or se mantiene inmóvil durante horas
I just hope the public stay loyal to us → sólo espero que el público siga (siendo) fiel or se mantenga fiel a nosotros
if only we could stay this young for ever → ojalá pudiéramos quedarnos así de jóvenes para siempre
she didn't stay a teacher for long → no siguió mucho tiempo de profesora
she didn't stay a spinster for long → no se quedó soltera mucho tiempo
to stay ahead of the competition → mantenerse a la cabeza de la competencia
to stay awake → quedarse despierto
the unemployment rate stayed below four per cent → el índice de paro continuó or siguió por debajo de un cuatro por ciento
I tried to stay calm → intenté mantener la calma
he stayed faithful to his wife → se mantuvo fiel a su mujer
if it stays fine → si continúa el buen tiempo, si el tiempo sigue siendo bueno
I hope we can stay friends → espero que podamos seguir siendo amigos
to stay healthy → mantenerse en buen estado de salud
things can't be allowed to stay like this → no podemos permitir que las cosas sigan así
pubs should be allowed to stay open until one a.m → debería permitirse que los bares estuvieran abiertos hasta la una de la mañana
while prices rise, our pensions stay the same → aunque los precios suben, nuestras pensiones siguen igual
to stay together → seguir juntos
they are unbeaten and look likely to stay that way → nadie los ha vencido y parece que nadie va a hacerlo
stay with it! → ¡sigue adelante!, ¡no te desanimes!

B. VT

1. (Jur) (= delay) [+ execution, proceedings] → suspender

2. (= last out) [+ distance] → aguantar, resistir; [+ race] → terminar
to stay the course → terminar la carrera (fig) → aguantar hasta el final
to stay the pace (lit, fig) → aguantar el ritmo

3. (= check) [+ epidemic] → tener a raya; [+ hunger] → matar, engañar
to stay one's hand → contenerse

C. N

1. (= short period) → estancia f, estadía f (LAm)
this will involve a short stay in hospital → esto supondrá una corta estancia en el hospital
during our stay in London → durante nuestra estancia en Londres
he is in Rome for a short stay → está en Roma para una estancia corta
our second stay in Murcia → nuestra segunda visita a Murcia
come for a longer stay next year → el año que viene vente más tiempo

2. (Jur) → suspensión f, prórroga f
stay of execution → aplazamiento m de la sentencia

stay away VI + ADV

1. (= keep at a distance) (from person, building) → no acercarse (from a) stay away from my daughter! → ¡no te acerques a mi hija!
stay away from that machine → no te acerques a esa máquina
stay away from here → no vuelvas por aquí
tourists were warned to stay away from the beaches → se aconsejó a los turistas que no fueran a las playas
stay away from chocolate → el chocolate ni lo pruebes

2. (= not attend, be absent) (from event) → no acudir (from a) they decided to stay away from the Olympics → decidieron no acudir a las Olimpiadas
not all employees stayed away from work during the strike → durante la huelga, no todos los empleados se abstuvieron de ir a trabajar

stay behind VI + ADV (after work, school) → quedarse
they made him stay behind after school → le hicieron quedarse en la escuela después de las clases
he usually stays behind until the last lap (Sport) → generalmente se queda atrás hasta la última vuelta

stay down VI + ADV

1. (= not increase) → mantenerse al mismo nivel, no subir
we have to ensure inflation stays down → tenemos que asegurarnos de que la inflación se mantiene al mismo nivel or no sube

2. (= not get up) → no levantarse; (= remain lying) → permanecer tendido
stay down! → ¡no te levantes!
when he stayed down and didn't move we realized there was a problem → cuando vimos que permanecía tendido sin moverse nos dimos cuenta que le pasaba algo

3. (= remain under water) → permanecer bajo el agua

4. (Scol) (in lower class) → repetir el curso

5. (Sport) (in lower division) the team will have to stay down again next year → el año que viene el equipo tendrá que seguir en la división a la que había descendido

6. [food] nothing he eats will stay down → no retiene nada de lo que come, vomita todo lo que come
rice was the only thing that would stay down → el arroz era lo único que no vomitaba or que retenía

stay in VI + ADV

1. (at home) → quedarse en casa, no salir

2. (after school) → quedarse (depués de las clases)
I was made to stay in (after school) → me hicieron quedarme después de las clases

3. (in place) the filling only stayed in for a week → el empaste duró sólo una semana
the nail doesn't seem to want to stay in → parece que el clavo no quiere quedarse en su sitio
this paragraph must stay in → hay que dejar este párrafo

stay off VT + ADV to stay off school/work → no ir al colegio/trabajo
to stay off drink/drugs (= stop taking) → dejar de beber/drogarse; (= avoid taking) → no beber/drogar
I have stayed off the booze for more than a year now → llevo más de un año sin probar la bebida

stay on VI + ADV

1. [person] (in job, at school) → seguir, quedarse; (after party) → quedarse
he stayed on as manager → siguió or se quedó en la empresa de gerente
fewer teenagers are staying on at school → cada vez menos adolescentes siguen or se quedan en la escuela

2. [lid, top] → quedarse en su sitio
her wig wouldn't stay on → no había forma de que la peluca se quedara en su sitio

stay out VI + ADV

1. (= not come home) she stayed out all night → pasó or estuvo toda la noche fuera, no volvió a casa en toda la noche
get out and stay out! → ¡vete y no vuelvas!

2. (= remain outside) → quedarse fuera
let's stay out in the sun → quedémosnos fuera al sol

3. (on strike) → seguir en huelga

4. to stay out of [+ trouble, discussion] → no meterse en
she warned her son to stay out of trouble → advirtió a su hijo que no se metiera en líos
stay out of this! → ¡no te metas!
try to stay out of sight while he's around → procura pasar desapercibido mientras él está por aquí
stay out of my sight! → ¡no te quiero ni ver!
to stay out of the sun → quedarse a la sombra

stay over VI + ADV → pasar la noche, quedarse a dormir

stay up VI + ADV

1. (= not fall) [tent] → mantenerse de pie; [trousers] → no caerse
my trousers won't stay up → los pantalones se me caen
my zip won't stay up → la cremallera se me cae
the tent wouldn't stay up → no había forma de que la tienda se mantuviera de pie

2. (= not go to bed) → quedarse levantado
I'd rather not stay up too late → preferiría no quedarme levantado hasta muy tarde
we stayed up late to see a film → nos quedamos levantados hasta tarde para ver una película
he stayed up all night working → se quedó toda la noche trabajando
don't stay up for me → no te quedes levantado esperándome

3. (Sport) (in higher division) the team stays up → el equipo no desciende, el equipo mantiene la categoría

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stay

² [steɪ]

A. N

1. (Mech) → sostén m, soporte m, puntal m

2. (Naut) → estay m

3. (= guy rope) → viento m

4. stays (= corset) → corsé m

5. (fig) → sostén m, apoyo m
the stay of one's old age → el sostén de su vejez

B. VT (frm) → sostener, apoyar, apuntalar
this will stay you till lunchtime → con esto te mantendrás hasta la comida, esto engañará el hambre hasta la comida

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stay

[ˈsteɪ]

n (in town, country, hotel) → séjour m
my stay in France → mon séjour en France

vi

(= remain) → rester
Stay here! → Reste ici!
The unemployment rate stayed below 4 per cent → Le taux de chômage est resté sous la barre des quatre pour cent.
to stay put → rester en place
to be here to stay → ne pas être prêt de disparaître

(= have accommodation) → loger
Where are you staying? → Où est-ce que vous logez?
We're staying with friends → Nous logeons chez des amis.

(= spend some time) → rester, séjourner
How long can you stay in Brussels? → Combien de temps pouvez-vous rester à Bruxelles?, Combien de temps pouvez-vous séjourner à Bruxelles?
We stayed in Belgium for a few days
BUT Nous avons passé quelques jours en Belgique.
to stay the night → passer la nuit
to have sb to stay → avoir qn chez soi

stay behind

vi → rester en arrière

stay in

vi (at home) → rester à la maison

stay on

vi → rester

stay out

vi

(of house) → ne pas rentrer
She stayed out all night → Elle n'est pas rentrée de toute la nuit.

[strikers] → rester en grève

stay up

vi (at night) → rester debout
We stayed up till midnight → Nous sommes restés debout jusqu'à minuit.stay-at-home [ˈsteɪəthəʊm]

n → casanier/ière m/f

adj (gen) → casanier/ière
a stay-at-home mum → une mère au foyerstaying power staying-power [ˈsteɪɪŋpaʊə^r] n → endurance fstay of execution n → sursis m à l'exécution

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stay

¹

n

→ Aufenthalt m; come for a longer stay next year → komm nächstes Jahr für länger; a short stay in hospital → ein kurzer Krankenhausaufenthalt

(Jur) → Aussetzung f; stay of execution → Aussetzung f, → Vollstreckungsaufschub m; (fig) → Galgenfrist f; (of death penalty) → Hinrichtungsaufschub m

vt

(old, liter, = stop) → Einhalt gebieten (+dat) (geh); hunger → stillen; to stay one’s/somebody’s hand → sich/jdn zurückhalten

(Jur) order, sentence → aussetzen

to stay the course (lit, fig) → durchhalten

to stay the night (with somebody/in a hotel) → (bei jdm/in einem Hotel) übernachten

vi

(= remain) → bleiben; to stay for or to supper → zum Abendessen bleiben; to have come to stay (fashion etc) → sich halten; is unemployment here to stay? → ist die Arbeitslosigkeit nun ein Dauerzustand?; if it stays fine → wenn es schön bleibt; if he can stay with the others → wenn er mit den anderen mithalten kann; stay with it! → nicht aufgeben! ? put²

(= reside) → wohnen; (at youth hostel etc) → übernachten; to stay at a hotel → im Hotel wohnen or übernachten; I stayed in Italy for a few weeks → ich habe mich ein paar Wochen in Italien aufgehalten; when I/Goethe was staying in Italy → als ich/Goethe in Italien war or weilte (liter); where are you staying? → wo wohnen Sie?; he is staying at Chequers for the weekend → er verbringt das Wochenende in Chequers; he went to stay in the country for a while → er ist für einige Zeit aufs Land gefahren; we would stay at a different resort each year → wir waren jedes Jahr an einem anderen Urlaubsort; it’s a nice place to stay in the summer → dort kann man gut den Sommer verbringen; my brother came to stay for a week → mein Bruder ist für eine Woche gekommen; my brother came to stay → mein Bruder ist zu Besuch gekommen

(old, = wait) stay! → stehen bleiben!; stay, wanderer! → halt inne, Wanderer! (old, liter)

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stay

²

n

(= guy-rope) → Stütztau nt, → Halteseil nt; (Naut) → Stag nt; the stay of one’s old age (fig) → die Stütze seines Alters

stays pl (old: = corsets) → Korsett nt

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stay

[steɪ]

1. n

a. (period of time) → soggiorno, permanenza; (in hospital) → degenza
a stay of ten days, a ten-day stay → un soggiorno di dieci giorni

b. (Law) stay of execution → sospensione f dell'esecuzione di una sentenza

2. vi

a. (remain in a place or situation) → rimanere, restare; (spend some time) → fermarsi, soggiornare; (reside, visit, in hotel) → alloggiare, stare; (with friends) → stare
you stay right there → stai fermo dove sei
to stay to dinner → rimanere a cena
how long can you stay? → quanto ti fermi?
to stay with friends → stare con degli amici
to stay the night → passare la notte
to stay overnight with friends → passare la notte a casa di amici
camcorders are here to stay → le videocamere non sono un fenomeno temporaneo

b. (continue, remain, with adj) → rimanere
if it stays fine → se il tempo si mantiene bello
to stay put → non muoversi

3. vt

a. (last out) to stay the course (also) (fig) → resistere fino alla fine

b. (punishment) → sospendere; (spread of disease, flow) → fermare
to stay sb's hand → fermare la mano a qn

stay away vi + adv to stay away from (person) → stare lontano da; (school, party) → non andare a
to stay away for (period of time) → stare via per

stay behind vi + adv (after school, work) → fermarsi, trattenersi; (not to go) → non andare

stay down vi + adv (downstairs) → rimanere giù, rimanere di sotto; (crouching, lying) → rimanere a terra; (under water) → rimanere sott'acqua

stay in vi + adv (person) → rimanere a casa, non uscire; (screw) → tenere

stay on vi + adv → rimanere, restare
he stayed on as manager → è rimasto in carica come direttore

stay out vi + adv (overnight, outside) → rimanere fuori, restare fuori; (strikers) → continuare lo sciopero
to stay out late → stare fuori fino a tardi
to stay out of trouble → tenersi fuori dai pasticci
you stay out of this! → non ti immischiare!

stay over vi + adv → fermarsi

stay up vi + adv (trousers, tent) → tenersi su; (person, wait up) → rimanere alzato/a or in piedi
to stay up late → fare tardi

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stay

(stei) verb

1. to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc. We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme. bly يَبْقى، يَمْكُث стоя ficar zůstat bleiben opholde sig; blive μένω jääma, viibima ماندن از نظر زماني jäädä rester לְהִישָאֵר रहना, ठहरना ostati tartózkodik tinggal dvelja, vera kyrr restare, rimanere とどまる 머물다 apsistoti, pasilikti uzturēties; palikt tinggal blijvenbli, oppholde seg, bo zostawać, zatrzymywać się ficar a sta, a rămâne останавливаться zostať ostati ostati stanna, vistas, bo พักอยู่; อาศัยอยู่ kalmak (暫)住，留 зупинятися, жити رک جانا ở lại, lưu lại （暂）住，留

2. to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition). The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are – don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay. bly يَبْقى оставам ficar zůstat, vydržet bleiben blive παραμένω püsima توقف كردن pysyä rester לְהִישַאֵר रहना, बसना mirovati marad tetap halda kyrru fyrir; haldast (uppi); vera (kyrr/til frambúðar) restare ～のままでいる (~한) 상태로 있다 būti, likti palikt; turēties berada blijvenbli, holde, komme for å bli pozostawać ficar a sta, a rămâne оставаться zostať ostati ostati stanna [kvar], hålla sig [borta], sitta [uppe] อยู่ kalmak 保持在某處，待在... залишатися; затримуватися رہنا ở trong trạng thái, điều kiện, vị trí nào đó 保持在某处，呆在...

noun

a period of staying (in a place etc). We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London. bly, oorstaan مُكوث، إقامَه престой estadia pobyt der Aufenthalt ophold διαμονή, παραμονή viibimine مدت توقف oleskelu séjourשהייה तान-रस्सी, ठहराव, टिकाव, स्थगन boravak, trajanje boravka tartózkodás masa tinggal dvöl soggiorno, permanenza 滞在期間 머무는 기간 viešnagė uzturēšanās; apstāšanās; viesošanās menginap verblijf oppholdpobytestadia sejur пребывание pobyt bivanje boravak vistelse, uppehåll การพักอยู่ที่ใดที่หนึ่งในช่วงสั้น ๆ kalma 停留(一段時間) зупинка, перебування سکونت sự lưu lại 停留（一段时间）

stay behind

to remain in a place after others have left it. They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work. agterbly يَتَخَلَّف عَن оставам demorar-se zůstat zurückbleiben blive tilbage μένω πίσω, παραμένω kauemaks jääma بعد از رفتن ديگران در جايي ماندن jäädä jälkeen rester לְהִישָאֵר מְאָחוֹר दूसरों के जाने के बाद भी बने रहना zaostati, ostati straga (ott) marad tetap tinggal vera eftir rimanere 居残る 잔류하다 pasilikti palikt ilgāk par citiem tinggal achterblijven bli igjen zostawać demorar-se a ră­mâne în urmă оставаться zostať ostati zaostati stanna kvar ยังอยู่ต่อ gitmeyip kalmak 仍留在原地 залишатися کسی جگہ پر ٹھہرنا جبکہ دوسرے جا چکے ہوں ở lại sau 留下来

stay in

to remain in one's house etc and not go out of doors. I'm staying in tonight to watch television. in iemand se plek wees يَبْقى في البَيْت стоя вкъщи ficar em casa zůstat doma zu Hause bleiben blive hjemme μένω στο σπίτι koju jääma در خانه ماندن jäädä sisälle rester chez soi לְהִישָאֵר בַּבָּיִת घर में ही रहना ostati kod kuće benn marad tinggal di rumah halda sig heimavið rimanere 外出しない 집에 머물다 neišeiti iš namų, būti namie palikt mājās tinggal di dalam rumah binnenblijven holde seg inne/hjemme zostawać w domu, nie wychodzić ficar em casa a sta/a rămâne în casă оставаться дома zostať doma ostati doma ostati kod kuće stanna hemma (inne) ยังอยู่ภายใน evde oturmak 待在家裡 залишатися дома, не виходити گھر کے اند رقیام کرنا không ra ngoài 呆在家里

stay out

to remain out of doors and not return to one's house etc. The children mustn't stay out after 9 p.m. buite bly يَبْقى خارِج البَيْت стоя навън ficar fora de casa zůstat venku draußen bleiben være ude μένω εκτός σπιτιού väljas olema بيرون از خانه ماندن jäädä ulos rester dehors לְהִישָאֵר בַּחוּץ घर से बाहर रहना ostati napolju, izvan čega kimarad tinggal di luar rumah vera úti restare fuori 外にいる 외출해 있다 būti lauke, negrįžti į namus uzkavēties ārā/ārpus mājas berada di luar buitenblijven bli ute pozostawać poza domem ficar fora de casa a nu veni acasă не возвращаться домой zostať vonku ostati zunaj ostati napolju stanna (vara) ute ยังอยู่ข้างนอก dışarda kalmak/durmak 待在戶外 не бути вдома; бути відсутнім گھر سے باہر رہنا ở ngoài, không về nhà 呆在户外

stay put

to remain where placed. Once a child can crawl, he won't stay put for long. stilsit يَبْقى في مَكانِه حَيْثُ يوضَع стоя мирно ficar quieto zůstat na místě sich nicht (vom Fleck) rühren blive, hvor man er μένω στην ίδια θέση paigal püsima ماندن در جاي خود pysyä paikallaan rester tranquille לְהִישָאֵר בַּמָקוֹם स्थिर रहना, पड़ा रहना ostati na mjestu, nepromijenjen veszteg marad tetap di tempatnya halda kyrru fyrir restare fermo そのまま動かない 가만히 (잠자코) 있다 pasilikti vietoje palikt uz vietas berada tetap di suatu tempat op zijn plaats blijven bli hvor en er nie ruszać się z miejsca, pozostać w miejscu ficar quieto a sta liniştit оставаться на месте zostať na mieste ostati na mestu ostati na mestu sitta (vara) still อยู่ที่เดิม durduğu yerde durmak 待在原處不動 залишатися на місті ایک ہی جگہ پر رہنا ở nguyên một chỗ 呆在原处不动

stay up

not to go to bed. The children wanted to stay up and watch television. wakker bly يَبْقى يَقِظا стоя до късно ficar de pé zůstat vzhůru aufbleiben blive oppe μένω ξύπνιος üleval passima, mitte magama minema بيدار ماندن pysyä hereillä veiller לְהִישָאֵר עֵר जागना bdjeti, ostati budan fenn marad tidak tidur vaka frameftir restare alzato 起きている 자지 않고 있다 neiti miegoti neiet gulēt berjaga malam opblijvensitte oppe nie kłaść się spać ficar de pé a sta treaz не ложиться спать zostať hore bedeti ostati budan stanna uppe ไม่เข้านอน yatmamak, uyanık kalmak 熬夜 не лягати جاگتے رہنا thức khuya 不睡觉，熬夜

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stay

→ إِقَامَة, يَبْقَى pobyt, pobývat, zůstat blive hos, forblive, ophold Aufenthalt, aufhalten, bleiben μένω, παραμονή alojarse, estadía, estancia, quedarse jäädä, oleskelu, viettää rester, séjour, séjourner boravak, ostati permanenza, restare, stare とどまる, 滞在, 滞在する 머무르다, 체류 blijven, logeren, verblijf forbli, overnatte, stag pobyt, zatrzymać się, zostać estadia, ficar, ficar alojado останавливаться, пребывание, пребывать stanna, uppskov, vistas การพักอยู่, พักอยู่, อาศัยอยู่ kalış, kalmak ở, ở lại, thời gian ở 暂住, 逗留

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stay

n. estancia;

short ___ → ___ breve;

v. permanecer; quedarse;

to ___ awake → desvelarse;

to ___ in bed → ___ en cama, guardar cama.

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• I'd like to stay for two nights → أُريدُ الإقامَةَ لِلَيْلَتَيْـنِ → Chtěl bych zůstat dvě noci → Jeg vil gerne blive i to nætter → Ich möchte zwei Nächte bleiben → Θα ήθελα να μείνω για δυο βραδιές → Quisiera alojarme dos noches → Haluaisin huoneen kahdeksi yöksi → Je voudrais rester deux nuits → Želim ostati dvije noći → Vorrei rimanere per due notti → 二泊したいのですが → 두 밤 묵고 싶어요 → Ik wil graag twee nachten blijven → Jeg vil gjerne bli i to netter → Chciałbymzatrzymać się na dwie noce → Eu queria ficar duas noites → Мне бы хотелось остановиться на два дня → Jag skulle vilja stanna i två nätter → ฉันอยากพักสองคืน → İki gece kalmak istiyorum → Tôi muốn ở hai đêm → 我想住两晚
• I want to stay from Monday till Wednesday → أُريدُ الإقامَةَ مِنْ يَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْـنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الَأرْبِعَاءِ → Chci zůstat od pondělí do středy → Jeg vil gerne blive fra mandag til onsdag → Ich möchte von Montag bis Mittwoch bleiben → Θέλω να μείνω από τη Δευτέρα μέχρι την Τετάρτη → Quisiera alojarme de lunes a miércoles → Haluaisin huoneen maanantaista keskiviikkoon → Je veux rester de lundi à mercredi → Želim ostati od ponedjeljka do srijede → Vorrei rimanere da lunedì a mercoledì → 月曜から水曜まで宿泊したいのですが → 월요일부터 수요일까지 묵고 싶어요 → Ik wil van maandag tot woensdag blijven → Jeg vil gjerne være fra mandag til onsdag → Chcę się zatrzymać od poniedziałku do środy → Eu quero ficar de segunda-feira até quarta-feira → Я хочу остановиться с понедельника по среду → Jag vill stanna från måndag till onsdag → ฉันอยากพักตั้งแต่วันจันทร์ถึงวันพุธ → Pazartesi’den Çarşamba’ya kadar kalmak istiyorum → Tôi muốn ở từ thứ Hai đến thứ Tư → 我想从周一住到周三
• I want to stay an extra night → أُريدُ البَقاءَ لِلَيْلَةٍ أُخْرَى → Chci zůstat ještě jednu noc → Jeg vil gerne blive en ekstra nat → Ich möchte noch eine Nacht bleiben → Θέλω να μείνω μια βραδιά επιπλέον → Quisiera quedarme una noche más → Haluaisin yhden lisäyön → Je veux rester une nuit de plus → Želim ostati još jednu noć → Vorrei rimanere una notte in più → もう一泊したいのですが → 하룻밤 더 묵고 싶어요 → Ik wil een extra nacht blijven → Jeg vil gjerne være en natt til → Chcę zostać na jeszcze jedną noc → Eu quero ficar mais uma noite → Я хочу остаться еще на одну ночь → Jag vill stanna en extra natt → ฉันอยากพักต่ออีกหนึ่งคืน → Bir gece daha kalmak istiyorum → Tôi muốn ở thêm một đêm nữa → 我想再住一晚
• How long will it stay fresh? (US)
  How long will it keep? (UK) → إِلى مَتَى سَيَبْقى طَيِّباً؟ → Jak dlouho to vydrží? → Hvor længe kan den holde sig? → Wie lange wird es halten? → Πόσον καιρό διατηρείται; → ¿Cuánto tiempo aguantará? → Miten kauan se säilyy? → Ça se garde combien de temps ? → Koliko može trajati? → Quando scade? → それはどのくらい日持ちしますか？ → 얼마나 오래 가나요? → Hoe lang blijft het goed? → Hvor lenge holder det seg? → Ile to się trzyma? → Quanto tempo vai durar? → Как долго продукт сохраняет свежесть? → Hur länge håller densig? → จะเก็บได้นานแค่ไหน? → Ne kadar dayanır? → Cái này để được bao lâu? → 能保存多久？
• Do I have to stay in bed? → هَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَيَّ البَقَاءُ في السَريرِ؟ → Musím zůstat v posteli? → Skal jeg blive i sengen? → Muss ich im Bett bleiben? → Πρέπει να μείνω στο κρεβάτι; → ¿Tengo que quedarme en cama? → Täytyykö minun pysyä vuoteessa? → Je dois rester au lit ? → Moram li ležati? → Devo rimanere a letto? → 私は寝ていなければなりませんか？ → 누워 있어야 하나요? → Moet ik in bed blijven? → Må jeg holde sengen? → Czy mam leżeć w łóżku? → Eu tenho que ficar na cama? → Мне следует соблюдать постельный режим? → Måste jag stanna i sängen? → ฉันต้องนอนในเตียงไหม? → Yatakta mı kalmam gerekiyor? → Tôi có phải nằm trên giường không? → 我必须待在床上吗？
• Do I have to stay overnight (US)
  Do I have to stay overnight? (UK) → هَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَيَّ الـمَبِيتُ؟ → Musím zůstat přes noc? → Skal jeg blive her i nat? → Muss ich über Nacht bleiben? → Πρέπει να μείνω τη νύχτα; → ¿Tengo que pasar la noche aquí? → Täytyykö minun jäädä yöksi? → Il faut que je reste pour la nuit ? → Trebam li prenoćiti → Devo rimanere una notte? → 私は一晩入院しなければなりませんか？ → 오늘 밤에 여기 있어야 하나요? → Moet ik vannacht blijven? → Må jeg være natten over? → Czy muszę tu zostać na noc? → Eu tenho que ficar internado? → Мне придется остаться на ночь? → Måste jag läggas in över natten? → ฉันต้องนอนค้างคืนไหม? → Gece kalmam gerekiyor mu? → Tôi có phải ở qua đêm không? → 今晚我必须住在医院吗？

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stay

n estancia, estadía; hospital — estancia or estadía hospitalaria or en el hospital; vi to — in bed guardar cama

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