stay = quedarse intransitive verb
stay = estadía noun
1stay
/ˈsteɪ/ intransitive verbintransitive verb
Spanish Translation of STAY
intransitive verb
1
remain : quedarse, permanecer
she stayed after classse quedó después de clase
stay out of my room!¡no entres a/en mi cuarto!
stay off the grassno pisar el césped
he stayed in the citypermaneció en la ciudad
2
3
lodge : hospedarse, alojarse (en un hotel, etc.)
4
to stay away from
: no acercarse a (una persona, un lugar)
I stay away from coffeeno puedo tomar café
5
to stay in
: quedarse en casa
7
to stay on
: permanecer, quedarse (en un trabajo, etc.)
8
to stay out
: quedarse fuera
9
to stay out of
: no meterse en (problemas, una discusión, etc.)
10
to stay over
: quedarse a dormir
11
to stay up (late)
: quedarse levantado (hasta tarde)
2stay
nounnoun
Spanish Translation of STAY
1
sojourn : estadía feminine, estancia feminine, permanencia feminine
2
suspension : suspensión feminine (de una sentencia)
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