stay
verb
1 verb remain INTRANSITIVEfan verb stay! fan!, fan ort!, fóill ort!stay where you are fan san áit a bhfuil tú, fan mar a bhfuil túshe stayed here d'fhan sí anseowill they stay outside all day? an bhfanfaidh siad amuigh ar feadh an lae?he didn't stay long níor fhan sé i bhfadstay close ná himigh i bhfad, ná gabh i bhfadhe's staying at home tá sé ag fanacht sa bhaile, tá sé ag fanacht ag bailethey stayed within the grounds of the hotel d'fhan siad taobh istigh de thailte an óstáinshe stayed away from the pub d'fhan sí amach ón teach leanna, d'fhan sí ar shiúl ón tábhairnestay away from my son fan amach ó mo mhacthey told them to stay back dúirt siad leo fanacht siarthe divers stayed down d'fhan na tumadóirí thíosthey won't stay together ní fhanfaidh siad le chéilethe lights won't stay up ní fhanfaidh na soilse in airdethey'll come for the beer and stay for the music tiocfaidh siad ar thóir na beorach agus fanfaidh siad ar son an cheoilthe paint stayed inside the lines d'fhan an phéint idir na líntehe should stay a while ba cheart dó fanacht tamallthey stayed an extra hour d'fhan siad uair an chloig bhreise 2 verb at particular level INTRANSITIVEfan verb prices stayed up d'fhan na praghsanna mar a bhí siad, níor ísligh na praghsannaher blood pressure stayed down d'fhan a brú fola mar a bhí sé, níor ardaigh a brú folathe manager is hoping the team will stay up tá an bainisteoir ag súil go bhfanfaidh an fhoireann thuastheir CD will be staying at number one beidh a ndlúthdhiosca ag uimhir a haon fósTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb especially TOUR as visitor etc
INTRANSITIVEfan verb where are you staying? cá bhfuil tú ag fanacht?, cén áit a bhfuil tú ag stopadh?, cá háit a bhfuil tú ag stopadh?did they stay overnight? ar fhan siad thar oíche?we'll stay here until Tuesday fanfaimid anseo go dtí Dé Máirt
4 verb at college, in job, etc INTRANSITIVEfan verb he stayed at college until he got his degree d'fhan sé ar an gcoláiste go dtí gur bhain sé a chéim amach 5 verb continue to be INTRANSITIVEfan verb she stayed afloat d'fhan sí ar barr uiscethey did their best to stay dry rinne siad a ndícheall iad féin a choinneáil tirimit'll help you stay healthy cabhróidh sé leat a bheith sláintiúilthe phonelines will stay open beidh na línte gutháin ar oscailtstay safe bí sábháilteshe stayed silent d'fhan sí ina tost, níor oscail sí a béalhe stayed one step ahead of the group d'fhan sé céim chun cinn ar an ngrúpa, choinnigh sé céim amháin chun tosaigh ar an ngrúpaI hope things stay that way tá súil agam go bhfanfaidh cúrsaí mar atá, tá súil agam gur mar sin a bheidh
TRANSITIVEfan verb they've stayed friends tá siad mór le chéile i gcónaí, tá siad ina gcairde ag a chéile go fóill
6 verb especially LAW postpone, suspend TRANSITIVEbac verb bac a chur ar VP the judge stayed the proceedings chuir an breitheamh stop leis na himeachtaí familiarnoun
7 noun period of living somewheretréimhse chónaithe tréimhse lonnaithe during his stay at the farm le linn dó a bheith ag fanacht ar an bhfeirm 8 noun temporary visitcuairt fem2 enjoy your stay with us bain sult as do chuairt orainn, bain sult as do sheal linnit was a brief stay cuairt ghearr a bhí annthe minimum stay is two nights ní mór fanacht ar feadh dhá oíche ar a laghadthey had an overnight stay in Dublin d'fhan siad thar oíche i mBaile Átha Cliathit'll involve a hospital stay beidh seal san ospidéal i gceistI'm here for a six-month stay tá mé anseo ar chuairt sé mhíthey're on a weekend stay in Paris tá siad ar chuairt deireadh seachtaine ar Pháras 9 noun LAW postponing proceedingbac masc1 a stay of execution bac ar fhorghníomhú 10 noun NAUT for maststagh masc4boom stay stagh buma 11 noun ENG brace, tieteanntán masc1