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Engelsk navneord: stay | |||
| 1. | stay (om handling) continuing or remaining in a place or state | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had a nice stay in Paris. A lengthy hospital stay. A four-month stay in bankruptcy court. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | layover, sojourn, stop, stopover, visit | ||
| 2. | stay (om tilstand) the state of inactivity following an interruption | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The negotiations were in arrest. Held them in check. During the halt he got some lunch. The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow. He spent the entire stop in his seat. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | countercheck, logjam | ||
| 3. | stay (om kommunikation) a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | stay of execution | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 4. | stay (om genstand) a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | slip, strip | ||
| 5. | stay (om genstand) (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | brace, bracing | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | backstay, forestay | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | navigation, sailing, seafaring | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: stay | |||
| 1. | stay (om ændring) stay the same; remain in a certain state | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it. Rest assured. Stay alone. He remained unmoved by her tears. The bad weather continued for another week. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | John will stay angry | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | remain, rest | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | be, keep, keep out, sit tight, stand, stay fresh, stay together, stick together | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | change | ||
| 2. | stay (om bevægelse) stay put (in a certain place) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati. Stay put in the corner here!. Stick around and you will learn something!. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | stay put, stick, stick around | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | stay in place | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | move | ||
| 3. | stay (om tilstand) dwell | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | You can stay with me while you are in town. Stay a bit longer--the day is still young. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | abide, bide | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | continue, remain, stay, stay on | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | outstay, overstay, visit | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 4. | stay (om tilstand) continue in a place, position, or situation | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser. Stay with me, please. Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year. She continued as deputy mayor for another year. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | continue, remain, stay on | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | abide, bide, hold over, stay | ||
| 5. | stay (om bevægelse) remain behind | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I had to stay at home and watch the children. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | take leave, quit, depart | ||
| 6. | stay (om ændring) stop or halt | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Please stay the bloodshed!. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | delay, detain | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | check, delay, retard | ||
| 7. | stay (om tilstand) stay behind | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The smell stayed in the room. The hostility remained long after they made up. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | persist, remain | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | linger, stick | ||
| 8. | stay (om tilstand) hang on during a trial of endurance | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Ride out the storm. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | last out, outride, ride out | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | outstay | ||
| 9. | stay (om adfærd) stop a judicial process | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The judge stayed the execution order. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | block, halt, kibosh, stop | ||
| 10. | stay (om relation) fasten with stays | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 11. | stay (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) overcome or allay | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Quell my hunger. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | appease, quell | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | ||
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