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stay

1. noun
   1. (visit) séjour m;
   2. ~ of execution sursis m.

2. intransitive verb
   1. (remain) rester;
      to ~ for lunch rester (à) déjeuner;
   2. (have accommodation) loger;
      to ~ in a hotel/with a friend loger à l'hôtel/chez un ami;
      to ~ overnight passer la nuit;
   3. (visit) passer quelques jours (with chez).

stay in

rester à la maison.

stay out:

to ~ out late/all night rentrer tard/ne pas rentrer de la nuit;
to ~ out of trouble éviter les ennuis.

stay up

1. (waiting for sb) veiller;

2. (as habit) se coucher tard;

3. (not fall down) tenir.

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'stay' found in these entries:

English:

afloat - clear - cool - for - home - ideally - in - indefinitely - lengthen - little - long - much - out - overnight - same - short - sleep - stand - still - stop - touch - until - upright - visit - wait - wayside - whereas - will - would - yearlong - you

French:

attarder - baleine - caresser - casanier - certain - davantage - descendre - distance - durée - écourter - effacer - enfermer - entrer - éterniser - exposer - fuir - habitant - ligne - lit - loger - lutter - nuitée - pantouflard - passage - peu - prolongé - prolongement - prolonger - rester - retenir - retrait - saint-glinglin - séjour - séjourner - serrer - tenir - veiller

stay: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
stay	vi	(remain)	rester vi ⇒
I'd like you to stay.
J'aimerais que tu restes.
stay	n	(temporary residence)	séjour nm
I loved my nine-month stay in Paris.
J'ai adoré mon séjour de neuf mois à Paris.
stay	vtr	(remain for)	rester vi ⇒
I asked her to stay the night.
Je lui ai demandé de rester pour la nuit.
stay	n	(reprieve) juridique	sursis nm
He won a stay of execution.
Il a obtenu un sursis d'exécution.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
stay	n	(prop, brace) construction	étai nm
The roof was held up with a couple of stays.
Le toit était soutenu par deux étais.
stay	vi	(stop)	s'arrêter vpr ⇒
The car stayed at the red light.
La voiture s'est arrêtée au feu rouge.
stay	vi	(sojourn)	séjourner vi ⇒
We're going to stay at a hotel.
Nous allons séjourner à l'hôtel.
stay	vi	(wait)	attendre vi ⇒
			rester vi ⇒
Stay here and don't move.
Attends là sans bouger.
Reste là sans bouger.
stay	vi	(endure)	rester vi ⇒
I'm happy and I want to stay that way.
Je suis heureuse et j'ai l'intention de le rester.
stay with	vi	(keep up)	suivre vtr ⇒
The driver stayed with the lead car.
Le conducteur a suivi la voiture de tête.
stay	vtr	(halt)	stopper, arrêter vtr ⇒ ⇒
			juguler vtr ⇒
They managed to stay the disease with some rudimentary treatment.
Ils ont réussi à stopper (or: arrêter) l'épidémie avec des traitements de fortune
Ils ont réussi à juguler l'épidémie avec des traitements de fortune.
stay	vtr	(postpone)	ajourner vtr ⇒
The governor stayed the execution of the criminal.
Le gouverneur a ajourné l'exécution du criminel.
stay	vtr	(hold back)	empêcher vtr ⇒
This bread will stay your hunger for a while.
Ce pain t'empêchera d'avoir faim pendant un petit moment.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
stay alert			être en état d'alerte
stay alive		v	rester en vie
stay at home		v	rester chez soi
stay at home		v	rester à la maison
stay at home		v	rester éveillé
stay away		v	rester à distance (de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose)
stay away		v	ne plus venir ⇒
stay away (stay away from school/work)		v	s'absenter ⇒ (de l'école de son travail)
stay away (stay away from somebody!)		v	laisser tranquille (une personne)
stay clear from		v	éviter ⇒
stay in line		v	faire la queue
stay in the country		nf	villégiature
stay on		v	rester ⇒
stay on		v	tenir ⇒
stay on good terms		v	rester en bons termes
stay out (stay out of sight)		v	rester caché
stay out of the way of		v	éviter ⇒
stay over		v	rester ⇒
stay the course			garder le cap
stay up (stay up to do)		v	veiller (pour faire)
stay up (stay up until)		v	veiller jusqu'à
stay young		v	rester jeune
stay-at-home		adj	casanier
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "stay".

'... and I would like to stay friends with him for a very long time.'
'Come over here and look and have a try', and they might stay
“Try me might ‘n raise thine hand, or else me teeth shall stay feast on thine lands.”
"Séjour linguistique" / Stay
"to stay true to history"
a hotel which I can stay in
A Stay in a Parking Lot
always know that you'll have a place to stay with me
back to stay
Be strong -stay strong
before my hotel-stay ended
Certain shops stay open in the evenings, too
Comfort Stay
did he say that he wanted to stay?
Do you still stay in touch with Gordie?
Does Lagerfeld stay true to coco chanel designs - grammaire
during my trip/stay
Enjoy your stay
enjoy your stay!
extended stay
Follow his dreams of stay behind
FR: I think that tomorrow I will stay at home - grammaire
FR: I'll stay there - grammaire
FR: many of the inhabitants, who stay - grammaire
FR: Preposition - stay in school - grammaire
FR: won't stay any longer - grammaire
Get a stay of execution
get ahead / stay ahead
group tennis clinics per stay
Guests stay at their own risk
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