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Alphabet: Norwegian alphabet

Results for: "stay"

Translating from English to Norwegian

Translations:

stay — to remain in a particular place
→ bli
→ forbli
stay — sojourn, period of residing somewhere
→ opphold n
stay — to continue to have a particular quality
→ bli
→ forbli

More translations:

stay
→ bli, oppholde seg, bo (midlertidig)
stay
→ bli (hvor man er), holde (senga), komme for å bli
stay
→ opphold

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (5)

1. continuing or remaining in a place or state;
- Example: "they had a nice stay in Paris"
- Example: "a lengthy hospital stay"
- Example: "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

2. the state of inactivity following an interruption;
- Example: "the negotiations were in arrest"
- Example: "held them in check"
- Example: "during the halt he got some lunch"
- Example: "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
- Example: "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
[syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage]

3. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;
- Example: "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

4. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset);

5. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar;


VERB (11)

1. stay the same; remain in a certain state;
- Example: "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
- Example: "rest assured"
- Example: "stay alone"
- Example: "He remained unmoved by her tears"
- Example: "The bad weather continued for another week"
[syn: stay, remain, rest]

2. stay put (in a certain place);
- Example: "We are staying in Detroit we are not moving to Cincinnati";
- Example: "Stay put in the corner here!"
- Example: "Stick around and you will learn something!"
[syn: stay, stick, stick around, stay put]

3. dwell;
- Example: "You can stay with me while you are in town"
- Example: "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
[syn: bide, abide, stay]

4. continue in a place, position, or situation;
- Example: "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"
- Example: "Stay with me, please"
- Example: "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
- Example: "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
[syn: stay, stay on, continue, remain]

5. remain behind;
- Example: "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

6. stop or halt;
- Example: "Please stay the bloodshed!"
[syn: stay, detain, delay]

7. stay behind;
- Example: "The smell stayed in the room"
- Example: "The hostility remained long after they made up"
[syn: persist, remain, stay]

8. hang on during a trial of endurance;
- Example: "ride out the storm"
[syn: last out, stay, ride out, outride]

9. stop a judicial process;
- Example: "The judge stayed the execution order"

10. fasten with stays;

11. overcome or allay;
- Example: "quell my hunger"
[syn: quell, stay, appease]