| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| stay⇒ vi | (remain) | stanna vitr |
| | | bli kvar vitr partikel |
| | I'd like you to stay. |
| | Jag skulle vilja att du stannar. |
| stay vi | (wait) | stanna vitr |
| | | vänta vitr |
| | Stay here and don't move. |
| | Stanna här och rör dig inte. |
| stay vi | (remain stopped) | stanna vitr |
| | | bli vitr |
| | Instead of rolling into the water, the golf ball stayed on the grass. |
| | Istället för att rulla ner i vattnet, så stannade golfbollen på gräset. |
| stay [sth]⇒ vtr | (remain for) | stanna vtr |
| | | stanna kvar vtr partikel |
| | | stanna över vtr + prep |
| | I asked her to stay the night. |
| | Jag bad henne stanna över natten. |
| stay n | (temporary residence) | vistelse s |
| | | besök s |
| | I loved my nine-month stay in Paris. |
| | Jag älskade min niomånadersvistelse i Paris. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| stay n | often plural (strip for stiffening a corset) | korsettband, korsettrem s |
| | The corset was so tight on her, Mary could barely fasten the stays. |
| stay n | (reprieve) (uppskjutning av ngt) | uppskov, anstånd s |
| | (förlängning ngt) | frist s |
| | (mildrande eller borttagande av ngt) | benådning s |
| | He won a stay of execution. |
| stay n | (prop, brace) | stöd s |
| | | stötta s |
| | | stag s |
| | The roof was held up with a couple of stays. |
| stay n | usually plural (old-fashioned corset) | corset s |
| | | stays s |
| | The corset was so tight on her, Mary could barely fasten the stays. |
| stay n | usually plural (bridge support cable) | stödkabel s |
| | The bridge's stays are made of steel. |
| stay n | (nautical: rope) | rep s |
| | The mast of the sailing boat is supported by stays. |
| stays npl | (nautical: ship position) | stag s |
| stay⇒ vi | (sojourn) | bo vitr |
| | | vistas vitr |
| | We're going to stay at a hotel. |
| | We're staying with friends for the weekend. |
| stay vi | (endure) | förbli vitr |
| | | fortsätta vara vitr |
| | I'm happy and I want to stay that way. |
| stay with [sth/sb] vi + prep | (keep up) | hålla jämna steg med ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | The driver stayed with the lead car. |
| stay [sth]⇒ vtr | (halt) | stoppa vtr |
| | | bromsa vtr |
| | (omodern) | stävja vtr |
| | They managed to stay the disease with some rudimentary treatment. |
| stay [sth] vtr | (postpone) (senarelägga) | skjuta upp vtr partikel skj |
| | (senarelägga) | ge anstånd vtr + s |
| | (mildra eller ta bort ngt) | benåda vtr |
| | The governor stayed the execution of the criminal. |
| stay [sth] vtr | (hold back) | stilla vtr |
| | | hejda vtr |
| | (omodern) | stävja vtr |
| | This bread will stay your hunger for a while. |