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  • 1 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) μένω
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) παραμένω
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) διαμονή,παραμονή
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up

    English-Greek dictionary > stay

  • 2 Off

    prep.
    Away from: P. and V. ἀπό ( gen).
    Out of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.).
    Off ( the coast): P. and V. πρός .(dat.), κατά (acc.).
    Off Laconia: P. κατὰ τὴν Λακωνικήν (Thuc. 4, 2; cf., Thuc. 8, 86).
    ——————
    adv.
    Away: P. and V. ἐκποδών, Ar. and P. πόρρω, V. πρόσω, πόρσω.
    A long way off: P. διὰ πολλοῦ.
    Be off, be distant, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, P. διέχειν.
    Be off, begone, interj.: Ar. and V. ἔρρε, V. ἔρροις, Ar. ἄπαγε.
    Off, gone: Ar. and V. φροῦδος (also Antipho. but rare P.).
    Be off, be gone, v.: P. and V. οἴχεσθαι, ἀπαλλαγῆναι ( 2nd aor. pass. ἀπαλλάσσειν), ἀποίχεσθαι, V. ἐξοίχεσθαι, Ar. and V. διοίχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἔρρειν (also Plat. But rare P.).
    Be ( well or badly) off: P. and V. (εὖ or κακῶς) ἔχειν.
    Be badly off: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.
    How are you off for friends: V. πῶς δʼ εὐμενείας (gen. sing.)... ἔχεις; (Eur., Hel. 313).
    Come off, v.: see Occur.
    Of a person, come off ( better or worse): P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσειν.
    Cut off: lit., P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτέμνειν, V. θερίζειν, ἀπαμᾶν; see under Cut.
    Intercept: P. ἀπολαμβάνειν, διαλαμβάνειν.
    Destroy: P. and καθαιρεῖν; see Destroy.
    Get off: see Escape.
    Be acquitted: P. and V. φεύγειν, σώζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποφεύγειν.
    Keep off, ward off: P. and V. ἀμύνειν; see ward off.
    Refrain: P. and V. ἀπέχειν.
    Lie off, of a ship: P. ἐφορμεῖν (dat.); of an island: P. ἐπικεῖσθαι (dat. or absol.).
    Make off, run away: Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν.
    Put off, defer: P. and V. ἀποτίθεσθαι, εἰς αὖθις ἀναβάλλεσθαι; see under Put.
    Take off (clothes, etc.): P. and V. ἐκδύειν, Ar. and P. ἀποδύειν.
    Take off from oneself: use mid. of verbs given.
    Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Off

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