stay

restare, rimanere

Rimanere nel luogo in cui ci si trova, senza andare via.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: stay in/at a place (Please stay in the car.)

Sinonimi: remain

Contrari: leave

Espressioni comuni: stay here, stay in bed, stay at home, stay put

soggiornare, alloggiare

Trascorrere del tempo in un luogo durante una visita, spesso dormendo lì.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: stop over

Espressioni comuni: stay at a hotel, stay with someone, stay for a week

restare, rimanere

Continuare a essere nello stesso stato o nella stessa condizione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: stay + adjective (The door stayed open all night.)

Sinonimi: remain

Espressioni comuni: stay calm, stay warm, stay awake, stay healthy

soggiorno, permanenza

Periodo trascorso in un luogo, soprattutto come visitatore o paziente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a stay in/at a place (Her stay in hospital lasted a week.); a stay with someone (We enjoyed our stay with your family.)

Sinonimi: visit

Espressioni comuni: a short stay, hospital stay, during your stay, an overnight stay

stecca

Striscia rigida inserita in un indumento per mantenerne la forma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: stiffener

Espressioni comuni: collar stay, a plastic stay, a metal stay

sostegno, supporto

Persona o cosa che sostiene qualcuno o tiene qualcosa al suo posto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: support, prop

Espressioni comuni: a faithful stay, her only stay, a wooden stay

sempre, continuamente

In alcune varietà d’inglese, indica che un’azione o una situazione si verifica regolarmente o continuamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: stay + -ing (In his neighborhood, “She stay working” means she works all the time.)

Sinonimi: always, constantly

Espressioni comuni: stay talking, stay working, stay busy