stay

bleiben

Dort bleiben, wo man ist, ohne wegzugehen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you remain where you are instead of leaving.

• Please stay here.
• She stayed in bed all morning.
• Will you stay at home tonight?

So benutzt man es: stay in/at a place (Please stay in the car.)

Synonyme: remain

Gegenteile: leave

Häufige Wendungen: stay here, stay in bed, stay at home, stay put

übernachten, sich aufhalten

Bei einem Besuch einige Zeit an einem Ort verbringen und oft dort übernachten.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend some time in a place, often sleeping there during a visit.

• We stayed at a hotel.
• Can I stay with you this weekend?
• They are staying in Rome for a month.

So benutzt man es: stay at/in a place (We stayed at a small hotel.); stay with someone (I stayed with my cousin.); stay for a period (They stayed for three nights.)

Synonyme: stop over

Häufige Wendungen: stay at a hotel, stay with someone, stay for a week

bleiben

Weiterhin im selben Zustand sein.

In einfachem Englisch: To continue to be in the same state or condition.

• Try to stay calm.
• The soup stayed warm for hours.
• How do you stay awake during long journeys?

So benutzt man es: stay + adjective (The door stayed open all night.)

Synonyme: remain

Häufige Wendungen: stay calm, stay warm, stay awake, stay healthy

Aufenthalt

Eine Zeitspanne, die man an einem Ort verbringt, besonders als Besucher oder Patient.

In einfachem Englisch: A period of time you spend in a place, especially as a visitor or patient.

• Enjoy your stay.
• His hospital stay lasted three days.
• We have had several short stays in that village.

So benutzt man es: a stay in/at a place (Her stay in hospital lasted a week.); a stay with someone (We enjoyed our stay with your family.)

Synonyme: visit

Häufige Wendungen: a short stay, hospital stay, during your stay, an overnight stay

Kragenstäbchen, Stäbchen

Ein steifer Streifen in einem Kleidungsstück, der dessen Form erhält.

In einfachem Englisch: A stiff strip inside clothing that helps it keep its shape.

• The collar needs a stay.
• She replaced the broken stays in her corset.
• Remove the metal stays before washing the shirt.

Synonyme: stiffener

Häufige Wendungen: collar stay, a plastic stay, a metal stay

Stütze

Eine Person oder Sache, die jemanden unterstützt oder etwas an seinem Platz hält.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or thing that supports someone or holds something in place.

• Her brother was her only stay.
• A wooden stay held the frame upright.
• These stays support the roof.

Synonyme: support, prop

Häufige Wendungen: a faithful stay, her only stay, a wooden stay

ständig, immer

Zeigt in manchen Varianten des Englischen an, dass eine Handlung oder ein Zustand regelmäßig oder ständig vorkommt.

In einfachem Englisch: In some varieties of English, this marks an action or state that happens regularly or all the time.

• He stay talking during class.
• They stay arguing about money.
• She stay busy on weekends.

So benutzt man es: stay + -ing (In his neighborhood, “She stay working” means she works all the time.)

Synonyme: always, constantly

Häufige Wendungen: stay talking, stay working, stay busy