stay
gb/stˈeɪ/ us/stˈeɪ/
A1
Inglês
~ 600
marad, tartózkodás, ottlét, felfüggeszt
VERBO
A1
1
marad
A1
Padrão de 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'stay' with 'live'. 'Stay' is usually temporary, 'live' is more permanent.
Significado
Remain in one place
Colocações
stay home
|stay here
|stay overnight
|stay inside
|stay together
Sinônimos
remain (Slightly more formal and less common in casual speech.)
Antônimos
leave (Means to go away from a place, opposite of staying.)
Temas
daily life
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
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
Padrão de 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes replace 'stay' with 'keep' incorrectly. 'Stay' is used for states, 'keep' often for actions or habits.
Significado
Continue being in a state
Colocações
stay calm
|stay safe
|stay healthy
|stay positive
|stay awake
Sinônimos
remain (Common alternative, slightly more formal.)
Antônimos
become (Means to change into a different state, opposite of staying the same.)
Temas
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To keep being the same way or feeling the same way.
To continue to be in the same condition or situation.
SUBSTANTIVO
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Significado
Period of staying somewhere
Colocações
short stay
|long stay
|overnight stay
|hotel stay
Sinônimos
visit ('Visit' focuses more on the act of going to see someone or someplace, not just the duration.)
Antônimos
departure (Means leaving a place, ending a stay.)
Temas
travel
|time
|daily_life
Definição
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
Padrão de 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Significado
Suspend legal process temporarily
Colocações
stay execution
|stay proceedings
Sinônimos
suspend ('Suspend' is broader and used outside legal contexts as well.)
Antônimos
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
Temas
law
Definição
To officially stop a legal action for a time.
To stop or delay a legal judgment or process temporarily.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
stay
AFI
GB/stˈeɪ/
US/stˈeɪ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
stay (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (stay)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: stay
- Plural: stays
Verb
- Base: stay
- 3rd Person Singular: staves, stays
- Present Participle: staying
- Past: staid, stayed
- Past Participle: stayed
Família de palavras
Expressões
stay in touch
1/stˈeɪ ˈɪn tˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Continue communicating with someone
To keep talking or writing to someone over time.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.