stay

[stei] 1. verb

1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ostati

2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ostati

2. noun

(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) bivanje

- stay behind

- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up

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I [stéi]

noun

(začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje; juridically odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev; figuratively vztrajnost, vzdržljivost

to make a long stay — zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časa

I'll make a short stay in London — za krajši čas se bom zadržal (ustavil) v Londonu

his lack of education is a great stay upon him — njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovira

to order a stay of execution juridically odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)

to put a stay on — zavirati, brzdati, zadrževati

to stand at a stay obsolete mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati se

II [stéi]

1.

transitive verb

(za)ustaviti, zadržati, preprečiti, ovirati (napredek, razvoj); juridically ustaviti, odgoditi (postopek); poravnati (prepir); (trenutno) potešiti, ublažiti (glad, nestrpnost); zadovoljiti (željo); colloquially ostati (vse) do, ostati za;

2.

intransitive verb

ostati; stati, mirovati; pričakovati, čakati (for koga, kaj, da); začasno se zadrževati, muditi se, prebivati (at, in v, with pri); obstati, ustaviti se, oklevati (v gibanju, v govoru itd.); biti na obisku (with pri); sport vzdržati do konca, vztrajati; (redko) počivati, nehati; (redko) trdno stati

to stay at a hotel — ložirati v hotelu

to stay at home — ostati doma

he is staying in London — sedaj se mudi v Londonu

to stay the execution — odgoditi prisilno izvršbo (rubežen)

to come to stay colloquially priti z namenom za popolno nastanitev (naselitev); ustaliti se

to stay a judg(e)ment — odložiti izvršitev sodbe

the horse stays 3 miles — konj vzdrži tri milje

will you stay dinner? — boste ostali pri večerji?

he stayed with me for a month — bil je moj gost mesec dni

to stay the night — ostati čez noč, prenočiti

money won't stay in his hand — denar nima obstanka v njegovih rokah, vedno je brez denarja

to stay put American ostati na mestu, ostati nespremenjen

to stay the progress of an epidemic — ustaviti napredovanje epidemije

this snow has come to stay — ta sneg se bo držal, bo dolgo ostal

to stay s.o.'s stomach — (začasno) potešiti komu glad, figuratively komu pokvariti tek (apetit)

to stay with it — vzdržati to

the word has come to stay — beseda je ostala, je prešla v vsakdanji jezik

stay! you forget one thing! — stoj! nekaj pozabljaš!

III [stéi]

1.

noun

opora; nautical jamborova vrv (žica), jamborski križ; plural obrat, obračanje; plural steznik; figuratively uteha, podpora

he will be the stay of my old age — on mi bo v oporo v starosti

the ship is in stays — ladja plove proti vetru

to miss stays — ne ujeti vetra pri obračanju ladje (pri jadranju proti vetru);

2.

transitive verb nautical

pritrditi (jambor itd.) z vrvmi (žicami); obrniti (ladjo) s pomočjo vetra ali proti vetru; podpreti (često up), biti v oporo