stay
gb/stˈeɪ/ us/stˈeɪ/
A1
Inglese
~ 600
marad, tartózkodás, ottlét, felfüggeszt
VERBO
A1
1
marad
A1
Schema d'uso:
to stay [somewhere]
We decided to stay at the hotel for another night.
Úgy döntöttünk, hogy még egy éjszakára a szállodában maradunk.
Stay where you are until I get there.
Maradj ott, ahol vagy, amíg oda nem érek.
I stayed home all weekend because of the rain.
They stayed in Paris for two weeks.
Please stay inside during the storm.
Esempi per chi studia
I stay at home on Sundays.
Vasárnaponként otthon maradok.
She stays in her room after dinner.
Vacsora után a szobájában marad.
We stay in the park until dark.
He stays in the city for work.
Stay here, please.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'stay' with 'live'. 'Stay' is usually temporary, 'live' is more permanent.
Significato
Remain in one place
Collocazioni
stay home
|stay here
|stay overnight
|stay inside
|stay together
Sinonimi
remain (Slightly more formal and less common in casual speech.)
Contrari
leave (Means to go away from a place, opposite of staying.)
Temi
daily life
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To not leave a place; to keep being there.
To continue to be in the same place without moving away.
VERBO
A2
2
marad
A1
Schema d'uso:
to stay [adjective]
Stay calm and listen carefully.
Maradj nyugodt, és figyelj alaposan.
It's important to stay healthy during the winter.
Fontos, hogy télen is egészséges maradj.
She stayed positive despite the bad news.
Please stay quiet during the performance.
He stayed awake all night studying.
Esempi per chi studia
Stay happy with your work.
Maradj elégedett a munkáddal.
I stay quiet in class.
Csendben maradok az órán.
We stay safe at home.
He stays healthy by running.
Stay calm, everything is fine.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes replace 'stay' with 'keep' incorrectly. 'Stay' is used for states, 'keep' often for actions or habits.
Significato
Continue being in a state
Collocazioni
stay calm
|stay safe
|stay healthy
|stay positive
|stay awake
Sinonimi
remain (Common alternative, slightly more formal.)
Contrari
become (Means to change into a different state, opposite of staying the same.)
Temi
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To keep being the same way or feeling the same way.
To continue to be in the same condition or situation.
SOSTANTIVO
A2
3
tartózkodás
B1
ottlét
B1
Our stay in Rome lasted three days.
Római tartózkodásunk három napig tartott.
He enjoyed his short stay at the beach resort.
Élvezte rövid tartózkodását a tengerparti üdülőhelyen.
The package includes flights and a seven-night stay.
During my stay in London, I visited many museums.
Esempi per chi studia
My stay in Paris was two days.
Párizsi tartózkodásom két napig tartott.
We had a short stay at the hotel.
Rövid volt a szállodai tartózkodásunk.
Her stay here is very nice.
Our stay was fun and relaxing.
Significato
Period of staying somewhere
Collocazioni
short stay
|long stay
|overnight stay
|hotel stay
Sinonimi
visit ('Visit' focuses more on the act of going to see someone or someplace, not just the duration.)
Contrari
departure (Means leaving a place, ending a stay.)
Temi
travel
|time
|daily_life
Definizione
The time you spend in a place as a visitor or guest.
A period of time spent living or visiting somewhere temporarily.
VERBO
C1
FORMAL
4
felfüggeszt
C1
Schema d'uso:
to stay [proceedings/judgment]
The court decided to stay the execution pending appeal.
A bíróság úgy döntött, hogy a fellebbezés elbírálásáig felfüggeszti a végrehajtást.
The judge stayed the proceedings until further notice.
A bíró további rendelkezésig felfüggesztette az eljárást.
They requested to stay enforcement of the order.
Esempi per chi studia
The judge stayed the case.
A bíró felfüggesztette az ügyben az eljárást.
The court stayed the order.
A bíróság felfüggesztette a végzés végrehajtását.
They stayed the trial for one week.
Significato
Suspend legal process temporarily
Collocazioni
stay execution
|stay proceedings
Sinonimi
suspend ('Suspend' is broader and used outside legal contexts as well.)
Contrari
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
Temi
law
Definizione
To officially stop a legal action for a time.
To stop or delay a legal judgment or process temporarily.
Grammatica
Forma base
stay
IPA
GB/stˈeɪ/
US/stˈeɪ/
Sillabe e accento
stay (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (stay)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: stay
- Plural: stays
Verb
- Base: stay
- 3rd Person Singular: staves, stays
- Present Participle: staying
- Past: staid, stayed
- Past Participle: stayed
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
stay in touch
1/stˈeɪ ˈɪn tˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Continue communicating with someone
To keep talking or writing to someone over time.
Esempi
- Let's stay in touch after graduation.
- They stayed in touch even after moving to different cities.
stay out of trouble
1/stˈeɪ ˈaʊt əv tɹˈʌbəl/
fixed phrase
Avoid causing problems or danger
To not do anything wrong or dangerous that can make problems for you.
Esempi
- Stay out of trouble while I'm gone.
- He's trying to stay out of trouble at school.
stay put
1/stˈeɪ pˈʊt/
fixed phrase
Not move from place
To not move from where you are.
Esempi
- Stay put until I call you.
- She told her dog to stay put.
stay up
1/stˈeɪ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Remain awake late
To not go to bed when you usually do; to keep awake.
Esempi
- We stayed up all night talking.
- She likes to stay up late on weekends.
stay ahead (of)
1/stˈeɪ əhˈɛd əv/
fixed phrase
Remain more advanced than others
To keep being better or faster than others.
Esempi
- We need to work hard to stay ahead of our competitors.
- We need to stay ahead of our competitors.
- She studies daily to stay ahead in class.
- She works hard to stay ahead in her studies.