stay

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
2. To continue to have a particular quality.
3. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
4. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
5. To stop or delay something.
6. To stop or delay something.
7. To stop or delay something.
8. To stop or delay something.
9. To hold the attention of.
10. (obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
11. (obsolete) To wait for; await.
12. (obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
13. (obsolete) To rest; depend; rely.
14. (obsolete) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
15. To come to an end; cease.
16. To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
17. To make a stand; to stand firm.
18. To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
19. (obsolete) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
20. (obsolete) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
21. (colloquial) To live; reside

Noun

1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
2. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
3. A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
4. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
5. A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
6. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
7. (obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.

Noun

1. A prop; a support.
2. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
3. A corset.
4. A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

Noun

1. A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
2. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
3. The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

Adj

1. Steep; ascending.
2. (of a roof) Steeply pitched.
3. Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
4. Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.

Adv

Steeply.

Concepts

rester

séjour

demeurer

séjourner

habiter

étai

résider

être

attendre

arrêter

loger

arrêt

s’en tenir à

retarder

y avoir

Rester là

hauban

se fixer

s’installer

s’établir

emplacement

résidence

se contenter de qc

apaiser

retard

soutien

support

suspendre

suspension

tuteur

vivre sa vie

être logé

visite

durer

rester longtemps

ajourner

détenir

terminer

accomplir

conformer

observer

respecter

soutenir

tolérer

conserver

garder

persister

taire

domicile

halte

vivre

serrer

interruption

rester en place

attendre le bon moment

rester fidèle à soi-même

se soumettre à

attarder

fourmiller

paresser

s’attarder

appartenir

appartenir à

concerner

faire partie de

rester en arrière

être allongé

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/steɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English steyen, staien, from Old French estayer, estaier (“to fix, prop up, support, stay”), from estaye, estaie (“a prop, stay”), from Middle Dutch staeye (“a prop, stay”), a contracted form of staede, stade (“a prop, stay, help, aid”) (compare Middle Dutch staeyen, staeden (“to make firm, stay, support, hold still, stabilise”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stadi (“a site, place, location, standing”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“a standing, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing”). Influenced by Old English stæġ ("a stay, rope"; see below). Cognate with Old English stede, stæde (“a place, spot, locality, fixed position, station, site, standing, status, position of a moving body, stopping, standing still, stability, fixity, firmness, steadfastness”), Swedish stödja (“to prop, support, brace, hold up, bolster”), Icelandic stöðug (“continuous, stable”). More at stead, steady.
Sense of "remain, continue" may be due to later influence from Old French ester, esteir (“to stand, be, continue, remain”), from Latin stāre (“stand”), from the same Proto-Indo-European root above; however, derivation from this root is untenable based on linguistic and historical grounds.
An alternative etymology derives Old French estaye, estaie, from Frankish *stakā, *stakō (“stake, post”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake, bar, stick, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“rod, pole, stick”), making it cognate with Old English staca (“pin, stake”), Old English stician (“to stick, be placed, lie, remain fixed”). Cognate with Albanian shtagë (“a long stick, a pole”). More at stake, stick.

Phrases

This time , however , their top flight stay lasted only one season .

Cette fois, cependant, leur séjour de haut vol n'a duré qu'une seule saison.