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stays

/steɪz/

stays around

stays back

Translations

stayverb

stays

stayed

Past Simple

stayed

Past Participle

staying

Gerund

/steɪ/

séjournerSéjour temporaire.

We stayed at a hotel during our vacation.

Nous avons séjourné dans un hôtel pendant nos vacances.

rester

She decided to stay at home instead of going out.

Elle a décidé de rester à la maison au lieu de sortir.

Additional translations

retenirAu sens de stopper ou de freiner un mouvement.

suspendreDroit.

haubanerTechnique : soutenir une structure avec des haubans.

Synonyms

Antonyms

staynoun

stays

/steɪ/

séjour

During our stay at the hotel, we enjoyed the spa and the pool.

Pendant notre séjour à l’hôtel, nous avons profité du spa et de la piscine.

haubanTechnique; notamment pour les mâts, ponts ou structures similaires.

The fore stay snapped during the storm, leaving the mast unsupported.

Le hauban avant a cassé pendant la tempête, laissant le mât sans soutien.

sursisDroit.

The court granted a stay of execution to allow for further investigation.

Le tribunal a accordé un sursis à exécution afin de permettre une enquête complémentaire.

Additional translations

étaiSens technique : pièce de soutien ou de renfort.

Synonyms

Definitions

stayverb

To remain in a particular place or position.

She decided to stay at home instead of going out.

To continue to be in a particular state or condition.

He stayed calm during the entire meeting.

To reside temporarily as a guest.

We stayed at a hotel during our vacation.

To stop or delay a legal proceeding.

The judge decided to stay the execution of the sentence.

To stop, restrain, or check the motion or action of someone or something.

He stayed the horse with a sharp tug on the reins.

To support or steady (a structure, object, etc.) with stays, braces, or other supports.

The workers stayed the scaffolding with additional beams to ensure safety.

staynoun

A period of staying somewhere, typically as a guest or visitor.

During our stay at the hotel, we enjoyed the spa and the pool.

A suspension or postponement of a judicial proceeding or execution.

The court granted a stay of execution to allow for further investigation.

A device used to support or steady something; a brace or support.

The tent was held up by several stays to ensure it remained stable in the wind.

A strong rope, wire, or cable used to support or steady a ship's mast, the deck of a bridge, or another structure; a guy-line.

The fore stay snapped during the storm, leaving the mast unsupported.