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stay /steɪ/ noun soggiorno m intransitive verb restare, rimanere;
(reside) alloggiare;
~ the night passare la notte;
~ put non muoversi transitive verb ~ the course resistere fino alla fine ■ stay away intransitive verb stare lontano ■ stay behind intransitive verb non andare con gli altri ■ stay in intransitive verb (at home) stare in casa;
Sch restare a scuola dopo le lezioni ■ stay on intransitive verb (remain) rimanere;
~ on at school continuare gli studi ■ stay up intransitive verb stare su;
‹person› stare alzato

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English:

accommodation - agritourism - away - better - late - lie - may - might - open-ended - ought - overnight stay - put - residence - sit - stand - stick - stop - want - wish - yearlong - you

Italian:

alloggiare - attardarsi - continuare - degenza - disertare - nottata - notte - ora - pantofolaio - permanenza - pernottare - quanto - quasi - residenza - rimanere - soggiornare - soggiorno - stare - starsene - tardi - trattenersi

stay: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
stay	vi	(remain)	restare, rimanere vi ⇒ ⇒
I'd like you to stay.
Vorrei che tu restassi.
stay	n	(temporary residence)	soggiorno nm
I loved my nine-month stay in Paris.
Il mio soggiorno di nove mesi a Parigi è stato meraviglioso.
stay	vtr	(remain for)	restare, rimanere vi ⇒ ⇒
I asked her to stay the night.
Le ho chiesto di restare per la notte.
stay	n	(reprieve)	sospensione nf
			rinvio nm
He won a stay of execution.
Ha ottenuto una sospensione dell'esecuzione.
Additional Translations
stay	n	(prop, brace)	sostegno nm
			puntello nm
The roof was held up with a couple of stays.
Il tetto era sorretto da un paio di sostegni.
stay	vi	(stop)	fermarsi, arrestarsi v rif
The car stayed at the red light.
La macchina si è fermata al semaforo rosso.
stay	vi	(sojourn)	stare, soggiornare vi ⇒ ⇒
		informale	fermarsi v rif
We're going to stay at a hotel.
Staremo in un albergo.
Ci fermeremo in un albergo.
stay	vi	(wait)	stare, restare, rimanere vi ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
Stay here and don't move.
Stai qui e non muoverti.
stay	vi	(endure)	restare, rimanere vi ⇒ ⇒
I'm happy and I want to stay that way.
Sono felice e voglio restarlo.
stay with	vi	(keep up)	restare, rimanere vi ⇒ ⇒
The driver stayed with the lead car.
Il pilota restava con la macchina di testa.
stay	vtr	(halt)	fermare vtr ⇒
They managed to stay the disease with some rudimentary treatment.
Riuscirono a fermare la malattia con alcune cure rudimentali.
stay	vtr	(postpone)	rinviare, sospendere vtr ⇒ ⇒
The governor stayed the execution of the criminal.
Il governatore ha rinviato l'esecuzione del criminale.
stay	vtr	(hold back)	calmare, frenare vtr ⇒ ⇒
This bread will stay your hunger for a while.
Questo panino ti calmerà la fame per un po'.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
enjoy your stay			buona permanenza idiom
let's stay here			restiamo qui!
overnight stay			pernottamento nm
permit of stay			permesso di soggiorno nm
stay alert			stare vigile
stay alive			rimanere vivo
stay at home			restare a casa
stay away			stare lontano da
stay clear of			stare lontano da
stay in line			restare in fila, restare in coda
stay in line			stare in linea con
stay on			restare, trattenersi
stay on the safe side of things			restare sul sicuro
stay out			restare fuori da
stay out of the way of			stare alla larga da
stay over			restare tutta la notte, fermarsi per la notte
stay up			restare alzato
stay young			rimanere giovane
they stay			stanno v
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'stay' in the title:
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A good day TO stay at home
as far as the planning of your stay in Rome is concerned
back to stay
Being on purpose/stay on purpose
big stores sell everything, so that you could stay all day if you wanted
Can you recommend a place to stay near you that is not expensive?
can't stay out for too long
crucial for finding a place to stay...
Don't ask me to stay
during your stay here
end of stay
Enjoy your stay
foreigners' permit of stay
have a great remaining stay in Italy and we will definitely be in touch
have a nice stay in Sicilia
He didn't stay the course
he fell ill with tuberculosis and was required to stay in bed
He had to stay in bed.
he will stay only for the weekend
home-stay arrangement
I didn't know you wanted me to stay
I do not have anywhere (or any place) to stay
I try to stay in what's going on there at the time
I will stay in Rome for 6 weeks
I wish to stay
I'd like to stay more with the one I love..
I'd rather go out than stay at home with her
I'll do anything to stay with you
If Roberta ever wants to come to England, she is most welcome to stay with us
Italians tend to stay close to their families
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