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Translations:

stay — to remain in a particular place
→ ficar
→ permanecer
→ restar
stay — sojourn, period of residing somewhere
→ estada f
→ estadia f
stay — to continue to have a particular quality
→ ficar
→ permanecer
→ continuar

More translations:

stay
→ ficar
stay
→ estada

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 5

  1. 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”

  2. 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”
    Synonymsarrestcheckhalthitchstopstoppage

  3. 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”
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  1. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

  2. (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

    • “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”
    Synonymsremainrest

  2. stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"

    • “We are staying in Detroit”
    • “Stay put in the corner here!”
    • “Stick around and you will learn something!”
    Synonymsstickstick aroundstay put

  3. dwell

    • “You can stay with me while you are in town”
    • “stay a bit longer--the day is still young”
    Synonymsbideabide
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  1. 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”
    Synonymsstay oncontinueremain

  2. remain behind

    • “I had to stay at home and watch the children”

  3. stop or halt

    • “Please stay the bloodshed!”
    Synonymsdetaindelay

  4. stay behind

    • “The smell stayed in the room”
    • “The hostility remained long after they made up”
    Synonymspersistremain

  5. hang on during a trial of endurance

    • “ride out the storm”
    Synonymslast outride outoutride

  6. stop a judicial process

    • “The judge stayed the execution order”

  7. fasten with stays

  8. overcome or allay

    • “quell my hunger”
    Synonymsquellappease