stay on

rester en place, rester fixé

Rester attaché à quelque chose ou posé dessus, sans se détacher ni tomber.

En anglais simple : To remain attached to or resting on something rather than coming off.

• My hat won’t stay on.
• The lid stayed on during the journey.
• How do these shoes stay on your feet?

Comment l'utiliser : stay on something (The sticker will not stay on the wet surface.)

Synonymes : remain attached

Contraires : come off

Expressions courantes : stay on, stay on something

rester plus longtemps, continuer

Rester dans un lieu ou continuer à un poste après le départ des autres ou après le moment prévu.

En anglais simple : To remain in a place or continue in a role after others leave or you were expected to leave.

• Everyone left, but I stayed on.
• She stayed on at the hotel for another week.
• Will you stay on as manager after the sale?

Comment l'utiliser : stay on at/in something (She stayed on at school for another year.); stay on as something (He stayed on as an adviser after retiring.)

Synonymes : remain, continue

Contraires : leave

Expressions courantes : stay on, stay on at school