stare

stare
vi irreg ['stare]
(aus essere)
1) (rimanere) to stay, be, remain

stare in piedi — to stand

stare fermo — to keep o stay still

stare seduto — to sit, be sitting

stare disteso — to lie

stare zitto — to keep o be quiet

stai dove sei! — stay where you are!

stai ancora un po'! — stay a bit longer!

starò a Roma per qualche giorno — I'll stay o be in Rome for a few days

stare a casa — to be o stay at home

è stato su tutta la notte — he stayed up o was up all night

stare in equilibrio — to keep one's balance

2) (abitare: temporaneamente) to stay, (permanentemente) to live

sta con i suoi — he lives with his parents

sta da solo — he lives on his own

dove stai di casa? — where do you live?

sta in via Rossetti 5 — he lives at No. 5 via Rossetti

al momento sta con degli amici — he's staying with friends at the moment

3) (essere, trovarsi) to be, be situated

la casa sta in cima al colle — the house is at the top of the hill

stando così le cose — given the situation

le cose stanno così — this is the situation

non voglio stare da solo — I don't want to be on my own

sei mai stato in Francia? — have you ever been to France?

sono stato dal dentista — I've been to the dentist

come stai? — how are you?

sto bene, grazie — I'm fine, thanks

sta bene! — (d'accordo così) that's fine!

non sta bene ridacchiare mentre l'insegnante spiega — you really ought not to laugh when the teacher is explaining something

come mi sta? — how does it look?

quel vestito ti sta bene/male — that dress suits/doesn't suit you

queste scarpe mi stanno strette — these shoes are too tight for me

questa giacca non mi sta — this jacket doesn't fit me

gli sta bene! — (così impara) it serves him right!

stai sicuro che non la passerà liscia! — rest assured he won't get away with it!

stare al banco — (cameriere) to serve at the bar

stare alla cassa — to work at the till

stare a dieta — to be on a diet

4)

(seguito da gerundio) stavo andando a casa — I was going home

cosa stai facendo? — what are you doing?

sta studiando — he's studying

stava piovendo — it was raining

5)

stare per fare qc — to be about to do sth, be on the point of doing sth

stavo per uscire quando ha squillato il telefono — I was about to go out when the phone rang

stavi per rovinare tutto — you nearly spoiled o ruined everything

6)

stare a sentire — to listen

sta' a sentire — listen a minute

stare ad insistere — to insist

è inutile che stai a dirmi tutte queste cose — there's no good o use telling me all this

sta a te decidere — it's up to you to decide

stando a ciò che dice lui — according to him o to his version

stando ai fatti, sembrerebbe che... — the facts would seem to indicate that ...

staremo a vedere — let's wait and see

stiamo a vedere cosa succede — let's wait and see (what happens)

stai a vedere che aveva ragione lei! — she would have to be right!

7)

starci; (essere contenuto) ci sta ancora qualcosa lì dentro? — is there room for anything else?

nel bagagliaio non ci sta più niente — there's no room for anything more in the boot

non credo ci stia tutta quella pasta — I don't think there's room for all that pasta

non ci stanno più di 4 persone in quella macchina — there is only room for 4 in that car

il 5 nel 25 ci sta 5 volte — 5 goes into 25 5 times

8)

starci; (essere d'accordo) ci stai se andiamo o ad andare fuori a cena? — do you want to go out for a meal?

ha detto che non ci sta — he said he didn't agree, he said he was against the idea

OK, ci sto — OK, that's fine

9)

starsene; se ne stava lì in un angolo — he was over in the corner

se n'è stato zitto — he never opened his mouth

non startene lì seduto, fa' qualcosa — don't just sit there, do something

stasera me ne sto a casa — I'll be staying in tonight

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