stay

to remain in a place or situation for some time

quedarse, permanecer

• stay + prep + locative

Collocations stay at home · stay in bed

• I decided to stay at the hotel.

  Decidí quedarme en el hotel.

to live with someone for a period of time, usually as a guest

quedarse con alguien

• stay with sb

Collocations stay with friends · stay with family

• I stayed with my aunt for a week.

  Me quedé con mi tía por una semana.

to continue to exist or happen, often despite difficulties

persistir, seguir

• stay + adj

Collocations stay healthy · stay calm

• It's important to stay focused.

  Es importante mantenerse enfocado.

to keep in contact with someone, often by phone or email

mantener el contacto con alguien

• stay in touch with sb

Collocations stay in touch with friends · stay in touch with family

• We try to stay in touch through social media.

  Intentamos mantener el contacto a través de las redes sociales.

to remain awake, often despite feeling tired or sleepy

mantenerse despierto

• stay + adj

Collocations stay awake late · stay awake all night

• I had to stay awake for my exam.

  Tuve que mantenerme despierto para el examen.

to remain in the same place, often despite being told to move or leave

quedarse quieto/a, no moverse

• stay put

• The children were told to stay put.

  A los niños les dijeron que se quedaran quietos.

to remain outside, often beyond a certain time or curfew

quedarse afuera

• stay out

• She was grounded for staying out past midnight.

  La castigaron por quedarse afuera después de la medianoche.

to remain in a place when others leave or move on

quedarse atrás, quedarse

• stay behind

• He decided to stay behind and finish the work.

  Decidió quedarse atrás y terminar el trabajo.